Tom Barrack
Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad
Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
What does Tom Barrack's warning on Saudi Arabia reveal about US Middle East policy? - analysis
Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan
Syria deepens diplomatic ties with US as it weighs role in Saudi conflict with Houthis - analysis
US Ambassador Barrack has a unique position, balancing work in Syria, Turkey, Iraq - analysis
This month tensions exploded into view with Israeli airstrikes in northern Syria. Barrack, who has been playing an important role in Syria for the last year is now front and center.
Why Syria’s removal from the US terror list matters for Israel - analysis
It's one thing for Israel to take military action in a country that the US has formally labeled a state sponsor of terrorism. It's quite another to do so after the US has removed that designation.
Azerbaijan mediating between Israel, Turkey in effort to reduce Syria tensions
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev initiated direct dialogue between Israel and Turkey a year ago, resulting in an operational coordination mechanism intended to prevent conflict in Syria.
Israel and Turkey face a dangerous clash over Syria's future - analysis
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani rejected claims that Turkey intended to establish a military base at Abu al-Duhur, saying the site was being restored for use by the Syrian Air Force.
US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty
Israel conquered the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War, annexing the area by law in 1981. UN Security Council resolution 497, passed only days later, rejected the annexation as "null and void."
US envoy Tom Barrack’s Israel criticism tests his credibility as a mediator - analysis
Barrack’s apparent support for the Turkish-Syrian account over Israel’s may have undermined his credibility in Jerusalem as a mediator in potential Israel-Syria security talks.
Syria expects to resume negotiations with Israel, urges to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for deal
In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks.
Trump envoy Barrack faces criticism over Syria stance and Golan comments - analysis
Gideon Sa’ar criticized Barrack following the comments, saying they were “full of inaccuracies” and included positions that “contradict the position of Trump himself regarding the Golan Heights.”
Israel 'baited' Turkey with Abu al-Duhur airbase 'pre-election' strike, US Envoy Tom Barrack says
According to Barrack, Ankara began considering scrambling its own fighter jets, and for several moments, two key US allies came close to a confrontation that neither side truly wants.
Ankara occupies Syria and then lectures Israel about sovereignty - opinion
A NATO member that refuses to designate Hamas, hosts its leadership does not get to lecture a state which has legitimate terrorism concerns.
