There is no question that Christians are one one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world.  For accuracy sake, let’s define Christian persecution as any hostility experienced as a result of identification with Christ.  In some cases this persecution is expressed in very moderate ways such as social

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, has said he believes the United States will abandon the international agreement that restricts his country’s nuclear program.  He also said that he hoped Europe would keep the agreement in place.  United States President Donald Trump, who has been a strong critic of the pact, is scheduled

published Sep 24, 2017, 7:08:47 PM, by Terrence Dopp and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump ordered restrictions or suspensions on travel to the U.S. from eight countries, replacing his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations that had been limited by court challenges. “I must act to protect the

published May 7th 2017, 9:00 am, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) —When it comes to Middle East policy, usually all roads don’t lead to Rome. But President Donald Trump has good reason to visit the pope on the same circuit as his peace mission to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump’s

published Jan 29th 2017, 4:25 pm, by Robert Hutton and Andrew Atkinson (Bloomberg) —The Trump administration moved to reassure the U.K. over the impact of its immigration ban, saying only people traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries will be hit by it. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered her top diplomat, Boris

published May 25th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Ladane Nasseri and Glen Carey (Bloomberg) —Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop the Iran nuclear deal from being signed. Plan B is to limit Iran’s ability to reap its benefits. QuickTake Iran’s Nuclear Program The kingdom is mobilizing its Gulf allies to make sure that,

published Apr 20th 2016, 1:53 pm, by Eli Lake (Bloomberg View) — Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, is angry. For some reason Iran’s Arab neighbors, not to mention many U.S. politicians and journalists, think his country is an aggressor, unworthy of international investment and entry into the global community of

published Apr 12th 2016, 4:01 pm, by Ilya Arkhipov, Stephen Bierman and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Russia sees a deal on freezing oil output as possible regardless of Iran’s stance. “There is hope,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, said following the latest conversation between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak

©2016 Bloomberg News O29CJT6TTDSO (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon’s weapons buyer says the U.S. defense budget being delivered Tuesday has been designed to counter five threats: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and extremist terrorist groups including Islamic State. “The strategic environment that we all live in is changing, and it’s changing

©2016 Bloomberg News O0EKFH6TTDS0 (Bloomberg) — In a significant escalation of tensions, Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran and expelled the Islamic Republic’s diplomats, a day after its embassy in Tehran was attacked to protest the Saudis’ execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran’s ambassador in the kingdom has 48