Mideast

US hits Iraq, Syria in retaliation for Jordan attack

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By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor and Abdulrahman Zeyad | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in … Read more

With ‘Shuttle Diplomacy,’ Step By Step, Kissinger Chased The Possible In The Mideast

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Kissinger did not resolve the fate of the Palestinians — indeed, no one has — and his legacy in the Mideast remains debated. FILE – Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger shake hands at the State Department in Washington, March 30, 1974. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File) London: … Read more