On Wednesday, Jordan banned the Muslim Brotherhood from the country.
On April 15, Jordanian security services <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/middleeast/jordan-plot-arrests.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> arresting 16 people accused of endangering national security related to weapons, explosives, and plans to build drones and train fighters.
Jordanian Interior Minister Mazin Al Farrayeh <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/middleeast/muslim-brotherhood-explainer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Wednesday that “elements of the Muslim Brotherhood” had “worked in darkness to carry out activities that undermine stability and tamper with security and national unity.”
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 by a Muslim teacher in Egypt named Hassan al-Banna, who wrote, “It is in the nature of Islam to dominate, not to be dominated, to impose its law on all nations and to extend its power to the entire planet.”  Their 2010 Supreme Guide advised being “patient” because America “is heading towards its demise.”
The Hamas charter states that it is a “wing of the Muslim Brotherhood.” Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohommed Mahdi Akef praised Osama bin Laden in 2007, writing that he was “in all certainty, a mujahid (heroic  fighter), and I have no doubt in his sincerity in resisting the occupation, close to Allah on high.”
For a more comprehensive report on the Muslim Brotherhood, see <a href="https://www.standwithus.com/factsheets-the-muslim-brotherhood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the administration considered designating the group a terrorist organization.
The George Washington University Program on Extremism has <a href="https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/2023-09/verbatim-final_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>:
<blockquote>Without exception, all European security services adopt a highly negative view of the Muslim Brotherhood on the Continent. All European security services which have publicly expressed views on the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe over the last twenty years have clearly and consistently stated that: 1. An extensive and sophisticated network linked to the Brotherhood operates covertly in Europe, both at the national and pan-European level (through its umbrella organization, FIOE/CEM, and spinoffs like FEMYSO); European-based Brotherhood-linked activists have created front organizations that allow them to operate within society and advance their agenda without being easily recognizable as being part of the Brotherhood.</blockquote>

Muslim Brotherhood Is Banned In Jordan

‘Worked In Darkness’: Jordan Bans Muslim Brotherhood

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Egypt is reportedly working on a plan to fund and facilitate the rebuilding of Gaza within three to five years after President Donald Trump proposed that the U.S. take control of the war-torn territory.
According to multiple <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/egypt-reportedly-release-details-plan-rebuild-gaza-theres-no-mention-cooperation-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>, Egypt&#8217;s proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza includes Arab-led nations, the European Union, and the United Nations — with no mention of cooperation with the U.S. government. Egypt&#8217;s reported plan comes as Trump has doubled down on his goal to relocate around two million Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries, allowing for the United States to &#8220;take over.&#8221;
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/arab-states-wake-up-to-fact-that-trump-means-what-he-says-on-gaza-56380703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Egypt&#8217;s plan includes keeping Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and setting up a &#8220;committee of technocrats drawn from across Gaza to administer the enclave.&#8221; Security for Gaza would be provided by Palestinians who are trained by Arab forces. The Egyptian proposal reportedly kicks the question of &#8220;Palestinian statehood&#8221; down the road and instead focuses entirely on the immediate reconstruction of Gaza.
“For the Arab world, recognizing that Trump actually means what he says in terms of Gaza means the necessity of coming up with an alternative to push forward,” Middle East security expert H.A. Hellyer told the Journal.
On Tuesday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/king-abdullah-of-jordan-agrees-to-accept-refugees-during-trump-white-house-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met with King Abdullah II</a> of Jordan at the White House, where the two leaders discussed the situation in Gaza and how to address the rebuilding. During the meeting, King Abdullah said his country would take in 2,000 sick children from Gaza, an offer Trump said was &#8220;beautiful.&#8221; Before agreeing to help with any more refugee resettlement, King Abdullah said he would wait for Egypt to present its plan.
Last week, the president said that the United States would seek control of Gaza to create an economy that would “supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.” Days later, Trump elaborated on that plan, writing that America would work “with great development teams from all over the World” to rebuild the territory that has been controlled by Hamas terrorists, adding that no U.S. troops would be needed on the ground.
&#8220;With the United States being in control of that piece of land &#8230; you can have stability in the Middle East for the first time,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jz020ny0o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters at the White House on Tuesday. &#8220;And the Palestinians, or the people that live now in Gaza, will be living beautifully in another location.&#8221;
King Abdullah, however, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jz020ny0o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that every Arab-led nation would reject Trump&#8217;s proposal.
Trump invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to discuss the issue, but Al Sisi has not yet accepted the offer. Earlier this week, Egypt said it would host a summit of Arab leaders at the end of the month to discuss “the new and dangerous developments in the Palestinian issue.”
Trump has given Israel the green light to let &#8220;hell break out&#8221; if Hamas doesn&#8217;t release the remaining hostages by Saturday at noon. Hamas suspended the release of hostages after accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement.

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Egypt Reportedly Plans To Fund Gaza Rebuild With Arab-Led Nations, Countering Trump’s Proposal

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King Abdullah II of Jordan released a statement after meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday saying that he opposes &#8220;the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.&#8221;
The message, released in Arabic after the meeting, came after Abdullah offered to take 2,000 sick children from Gaza into his country for immediate medical care.
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&#8220;I reaffirmed Jordan’s firm stance against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank (Judea and Samaria),&#8221; Abdullah said in his statement.
&#8220;This is the unified Arab position,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Everyone’s priority should be the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its people and addressing the difficult humanitarian situation in the Strip.&#8221;
Abdullah said that a &#8220;just peace&#8221; had to be based on &#8220;a two-state solution&#8221; and nothing else, warning that it was the &#8220;only way to achieve stability in the region, and this requires the leading role of the United States.&#8221;
&#8220;President Trump is a man of peace and played a pivotal role in reaching the ceasefire in Gaza,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We look forward to the continued efforts of the United States and all parties to solidify the ceasefire.&#8221;
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In a statement released in Arabic just after he left the White House, King Abdullah of Jordan said this, in-part, about his meeting and lunch with President Trump:
“….I reaffirmed Jordan’s firm stance against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.…
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1889398143680442605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
The meeting comes after Trump pressured Jordan and Egypt to take in refugees despite both countries declining.
Trump and Abdullah met to discuss issues, including Trump’s Gaza proposal, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ISIS and al-Qaeda, and economic cooperation.
The king and crown prince of Jordan arrived at the White House around noon Tuesday afternoon, where they attended a bilateral meeting and lunch with the president. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended the meeting, which was the first official encounter between the King of Jordan and the President of the United States since Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire.
Trump greeted Abdullah outside the White House. After the king was met by the White House honor guard, Trump said of Abdullah, “He’s a great man.”
As he greeted Abdullah, the president took one brief question from the assembled press: a reporter asked whether Saturday was still Trump’s deadline for Hamas, and Trump responded, “Yes.”
During the meeting, Abdullah expressed delight at meeting with Trump so soon after the president’s inauguration.
“Mr. President, I truly believe with all of the challenges that we have in the Middle East, I finally see somebody that can take us across the finish line that can bring stability and peace and prosperity to all of us in the region,” Abdullah said. “I think it is our collective responsibility in the Middle East to continue to work with you and to support you.”
Mary Margaret Olohan and Kassy Akiva contributed to this report.

President Trump Meets With The King And Crown Prince Of Jordan At The White House

King Abdullah Of Jordan Comes Out Against Removing Palestinians From Gaza

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WASHINGTON — King Abdullah II of Jordan visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where the Jordanian king agreed to accept refugees into his country.
The meeting comes after Trump made repeated demands for Jordan and Egypt to take in refugees, despite both countries declining. Trump and Abdullah met to discuss issues including Trump&#8217;s Gaza proposal, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ISIS and al-Qaeda, and economic cooperation.
The king and crown prince of Jordan arrived at the White House around noon Tuesday afternoon, where they both attended a bilateral meeting and lunch with the president. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended the meeting — the first official encounter between the King of Jordan and the President of the United States since Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire.
Trump<a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1889361279938072743"> greeted</a> Abdullah outside the White House on Tuesday. After the king was met by the White House honor guard, Trump said of Abdullah, &#8220;He&#8217;s a great man.&#8221;
The president took one brief question from the assembled press as he greeted Abdullah outside the White House: a reporter shouted a question asking whether Saturday is still Trump&#8217;s deadline for Hamas, and Trump responded, &#8220;Yes.&#8221;
During the meeting, Abdullah expressed delight at being able to meet with Trump so soon after the president’s inauguration.
“Mr. President, I truly believe with all of the challenges that we have in the Middle East, I finally see somebody that can take us across the finish line that can bring stability and peace and prosperity to all of us in the region,” Abdullah said. “I think it is our collective responsibility in the Middle East to continue to work with you and to support you.”
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King Abdullah said he is open to coming up with solutions that serve the interests of all parties.
“I think the point is how do we make this work in a way that is good for everybody. Obviously, we have to look at the best interests of the United States, of the people in the region, and especially my people of Jordan.&#8221;
Abdullah offered to take 2,000 sick children from the Gaza Strip almost immediately.
Trump called the gesture “beautiful.”
“We really appreciate it,” Trump said. “It’s music to my ears.”
King Abdullah said he wants to wait for the Egyptians to present their plan on how to address the challenges in Gaza.
Trump said he believes there is a 99% chance he will work something out with Egypt. The president previously threatened to withhold aid to the two countries unless a deal could be made, but backed down during the meeting, stating “I do think we’re above that.”
Trump doubled down on his plan to have Gazans leave their homes and resettle somewhere outside Hamas rule. He added the United States will not buy Gaza, but will “have it.”
“Nobody is going to question it,” he said. “We’re going to run it very properly and eventually we will have economic development on a very large scale. Maybe the largest scale on that site.”
The president said developments will include hotels, office buildings, and housing.
Trump also addressed his Saturday deadline for Hamas to return all hostages, saying that he thinks the terror group will fail to meet his demands.&#8220;They want to play tough guy, but we&#8217;ll see how tough they are,” Trump said. 
Trump called the terror group bullies, adding that bullies are typically “the weakest person.”
On Saturday, Trump said he was losing patience with Hamas following the return of three Israeli hostages who were in dangerously poor health.
“I watched the hostages return today, and they looked like Holocaust survivors,” Trump said. “They were in horrible condition, emaciated. It looked like many years ago, the Holocaust survivors. I don’t know how much longer we can take that.”
“At some point, we are going to lose our patience,” Trump added. “When I see that scene that I saw today of people coming out of helicopters and airplanes that are emaciated, that look like they haven’t had a meal in a month, there’s no reason for that, and I don’t know how much longer we can take it.”
Abdullah met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ahead of his meeting with the president. On Monday, he met with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and attended a roundtable meeting with representatives of companies and institutions from Massachusetts hosted by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.

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King Abdullah Of Jordan Agrees To Accept Refugees During Trump White House Meeting

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected to meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II today at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Oval Office.
The leaders are expected to discuss Trump’s repeated calls for Egypt and Jordan to resettle Gazan refugees into permanent communities in their countries paid for by wealthy Arab countries.
The meeting comes just a week after Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced his plans to relocate Gazans and for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip.
Both Jordan and Egypt have repeatedly refused the proposal publicly. Jordanian foreign minister, <a href="https://www.saba.ye/en/news3434647.htm">Ayman Safadi, said</a> forcibly displacing Palestinians in Jordan would be a “declaration of war.”
&#8220;If there are any attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians to Jordan, we will confront them with all our capabilities, and this is a declaration of war for Jordan, and we will fight,” Safadi said. 
Despite this, Trump has continually said he is confident a deal will be made, and threatened to cut aid to both countries if they do not comply.
The United States gave Jordan about $1.7 billion in <a href="https://www.foreignassistance.gov/cd/jordan/2023/obligations/0">foreign aid</a> in fiscal year 2023.
Jordan, a majority Arab nation, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-bid-to-push-out-gazans-is-an-existential-threat-to-jordan-say-analysts/amp/">is estimated</a> to have a population that is about half Palestinian, including King Abdullah&#8217;s wife, Queen Rania. The Palestinian identity only emerged in the mid-20th century, largely in response to the establishment of Israel. Most of the Palestinians in Jordan today are descendants of refugees.
Jordan has been concerned that an increase in population may pose an existential threat to the country by engulfing it in conflict with Israel, despite the nations having a mostly stable peace treaty since 1994. The neighboring countries cooperate on intelligence sharing, counterterrorism, and border security.
Hamas suspended the release of hostages slated for Saturday until further notice after accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. In response, Trump threatened to let “all hell” break out if every single hostage is not released by noon on Saturday, breaking from the ceasefire that has had just a few hostages released per week.
“Not in dribs and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two,” he said “Saturday at 12 o’clock, and after that I would say, all hell is going to break out.”
Upon the return of Israeli hostages Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami, and Eli Sharabi on Saturday, Trump was shocked by their frail appearances, comparing them to the sight of Holocaust survivors.
&#8216;I watched the hostages return today, and they looked like Holocaust survivors,&#8217; Trump said. &#8216;They were in horrible condition, emaciated. It reminded me of the Holocaust survivors from many years ago. I don’t know how much longer we can tolerate this.'&#8221;
An Israeli delegation arrived in Doha, Qatar on Saturday night to continue negotiations that Steve Witkoff, the President’s Special Envoy to the Middle East is mediating.
In Trump’s press conference with Netanyahu, the president outlined his plans for an American takeover of Gaza. Trump said the United States will be responsible for dismantling unexploded bombs and other weapons, demolishing and leveling destroyed buildings, and creating an economic development zone that will “supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.”
“I think we will be a great keeper of something that is very, very strong, very powerful, and very, very good for the area, not just for Israel, for the entire Middle East,” Trump said. “There will be jobs for everyone.”
Hamas, the terrorist organization that raped, murdered, and kidnapped over a thousand Israeli civilians on October 7, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-responds-to-trumps-proposal-for-the-u-s-to-take-over-gaza-crime-against-humanity">called Trump’s proposal</a> for the United States to take over Gaza a “crime against humanity.”
“What President Trump stated about his intention to displace the residents of the Gaza Strip outside it and the United States’ control over the Strip by force is a crime against humanity,” a senior Hamas official told Fox News.
The official called Trump’s actions an “interference in a topic which should not be of his concern.”
King Abdullah, who already met with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, is also expected to meet with Witkoff and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
On Monday, King Abdullah, 63,  met with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy. The Jordanian leader attended Deerfield Academy, a private boarding school in Western Massachusetts. 
“Massachusetts is a global hub for life sciences, health care, financial services, technology and innovation, and so many other cutting-edge sectors,” Healy said about the meeting. “We were grateful for the opportunity to connect His Majesty with many of the incredible leaders who make Massachusetts’ economy so strong and vibrant, and we look forward to future collaboration in the years to come.”

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Jordan’s King Abdullah accepted an invitation to meet with President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> at the White House on February 11.
The meeting comes amid Trump’s repeated calls for Jordan and Egypt to take in refugees from Gaza, which he has described as a “demolition site.”
“King Abdullah II will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, after His Majesty received an invitation letter from President Trump last week,” the Jordanian palace said in a statement.
Trump has said that he believes Arab nations should step up to help build new lives for the refugees who have been living through 15 months of war.
“You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,” Trump said. “I don’t know, something has to happen, but it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished and people are dying there, so I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location where I think they could maybe live in peace for a change.”
Leaders of both Jordan and Egypt have rejected any such proposal.
&#8220;I think Jordan will take people, yeah, people from Gaza, and I think Egypt will take them also. I mean, I heard somebody said they&#8217;re not going to, but I think they will. I feel confident they will,&#8221; Trump also said when asked about his idea.
On Saturday, the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) rejected Trump’s idea in a statement.
&#8220;They also rejected any efforts to encourage the transfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land, under any circumstances or justifications,&#8221; the statement, released by the Qatari government, said. &#8220;Such actions, they noted, threaten regional stability, exacerbate the conflict, and undermine the prospects for peace and coexistence among the region&#8217;s peoples.&#8221;

King Of Jordan To Visit White House As Trump Calls For Nation To Take In Gaza Refugees

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> vowed on Tuesday night to have a &#8220;significant&#8221; response to the Islamic Republic of Iran firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles at the country.
The damage from the attack remains unclear, although it appears that the only person who was killed was a Palestinian who was hit in Judea and Samaria by a piece of shrapnel falling to the ground. Some missiles did hit targets in Israel, but many appear to have been intercepted by the Iron Dome.
An Israeli official told CNN that the country had a &#8220;significant response&#8221; planned for Iran and that the damage Iran has suffered, including to its terrorist proxy groups, is &#8220;only a promo&#8221; for what Israel has in store for the world&#8217;s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a public statement that the attack would have &#8220;consequences&#8221; and that Israel already has plans in place that it will execute &#8220;at the place and time we decide.&#8221;
Three U.S. destroyers positioned in the eastern Mediterranean Sea — the USS Arleigh Burke, USS Cole, and USS Bulkeley — engaged in shooting down Iranian ballistic missiles during the attack, a U.S. official told reporters.
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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who has been disastrous for U.S. foreign policy, claimed that there would be &#8220;consequences — severe consequences — for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case.&#8221;
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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan:
&#8220;We are proud of the actions that we&#8217;ve taken alongside Israel to protect and defend Israel. We have made clear that there will be consequences—severe consequences—for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that… <a href="https://t.co/s6C6bHX4n3">pic.twitter.com/s6C6bHX4n3</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1841192159942479924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
Jordan also helped to shoot down missiles that were fired at Israel, according to CNN.
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Jordanian official tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarquardtA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarquardtA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jordan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jordan</a> actively intercepted Iranian missiles targeting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a> tonight.Can’t overstate how dangerous this moment is for Jordan.Military has told people to stay at home &amp;put forces in state of readiness &amp; reinforced troops on border frontlines
— Jomana Karadsheh Scott (@JomanaCNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomanaCNN/status/1841185368399290757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Jordanian military said in a statement that its forces have been put “on high alert to confront any attempts that threaten the security and stability of the kingdom.”
“The General Command is closely monitoring the developments occurring in the region and has taken necessary precautionary measures to build and support front-line units on the border fronts to protect the homeland,&#8221; a Jordanian official told the network.

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Israel, U.S. Vow ‘Significant Response,’ ‘Severe Consequences’ For Iran After Missile Attack

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Joe Biden&#8217;s cowardly, appeasement-oriented strategy in the Middle East has now gotten Americans officially killed.
It was only a matter of time until this happened. Iranian proxy forces have been attacking Americans all over the Middle East, from Iraq to Syria and now to Jordan. U.S. officials reported three U.S. service members were killed; at least 34 were injured in an Iran-backed militia drone strike on a base in northeast Jordan, according to the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/three-u-s-troops-killed-in-drone-attack-in-jordan-b45ddb6b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wall Street Journal</a>.
Now, that is a bit of a difference in kind from attacks in Iraq or Syria. Those are both countries but they are not officially U.S. allies. Jordan is officially an American ally.
So this would be an attack by an Iranian proxy force into an American allied space on Americans. The strike carried out by a one-way attack drone signals an escalation in fighting in the region.
The president and secretary of defense did put out <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/28/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-attack-on-u-s-service-members-in-northeastern-jordan-near-the-syria-border/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a> suggesting retaliation. President Biden&#8217;s statement was this: “Today, America&#8217;s heart is heavy. Last night, three U.S. service members were killed—and many wounded—during an unmanned aerial drone attack on our forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. While we are still gathering the facts of the attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”
And then there was language about grieving for the fallen service members and how wonderful the soldiers are, all of which is true.
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But — if Biden had not spent every day since October 7 trying to make nice with Iran, demonstrating that his true interest in the Middle East has nothing to do with American interests but to do with his electoral interests, this would not have happened.
Here&#8217;s the very simple math in the Middle East: If you do not punch terrorists directly in the mouth incredibly hard and incredibly often, then they get more aggressive with you. And when you show your neck, they attack.
Biden has been showing his neck well before October 7. He started showing his neck in the Middle East when he took the Houthis off the terrorist watch list, started appeasing the Palestinian Authority, and reoriented away from the alliance-driven model that President Trump had embraced with the Abraham Accords model, which brought a lot of Sunni Arab countries into the fold, ranging from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Morocco to Egypt and Jordan.
Biden decided to move away from that and, instead, seek the Barack Obamaesque idiocy of trying to pursue a deal with Iran. When you do that, you conclude by appeasing the largest terror sponsor in the region.
Naturally, as the doors began to close around the Middle East to Iran, Iran started to buck against that, and they started to use their terror proxies to upend the burgeoning relationships in the Middle East, as a way of scuttling any possibility of the broadening of the Abraham Accords to directly include Saudi Arabia.
That is why October 7 happened. Hamas was given a green light to attack Israel by Iran. Then Hezbollah, an Iranian terror group, was given the green light to attack Israel in the north. Then the Houthis were given the green light to attack shipping in the Red Sea. And at every turn, Biden made clear he was not going to hit them hard enough to make them stop.
The reason is because Biden is much more fearful of war with Iran than Iran is fearful of war with the United States.
Now, no one wants war with Iran. No one is interested in war with Iran. But if it comes down to it, who do you think has more to fear: Iran from going to war with the United States or the United States from going to war with Iran?
It’s not something I&#8217;m calling for; I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a good idea. I don&#8217;t think anyone in their right mind thinks that is a good idea. No one wants to spend blood or treasure on it, and that is correct.
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But containment can and should be pursued. Containment is a policy of deterrence that is applied in various regions surrounding Iran. You don&#8217;t have to go to war directly with Iran to secure shipping in the Red Sea, which is deeply necessary considering the container shipments now cost twice what they used to and everyone is now routing around the Cape of Good Hope instead of through the Red Sea. Oil is getting more expensive because of all of this.
Suggesting that Israel be supplied the munitions that it requires in order to take out the Iranian proxy Hamas and to deter or take out the Iranian proxy Hezbollah in the north has nothing to do with America going directly to war. When Americans get killed, the proper response to that is to make sure the other side of the “F around and find out” equation actually applies. That does not mean you have to directly attack Iran; it doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re going to have F-22s flying over Tehran.
There are ways the United States can apply force in the face of the deaths of Americans that actually establish deterrence. If you&#8217;re not going to do that, you shouldn&#8217;t have troops there. It&#8217;s that simple.
If you think that the United States should completely pull out of the region and have no troops there at all — which I believe is a specious argument, considering the United States does have deep and abiding reasons to care about the Middle East, ranging from oil supply to shipping strategy to democracy — the fact remains that if U.S. troops are there, you have to protect them. It is immoral and wrong not to protect them.
And Biden has been in the business of trying to appease the people who have killed thousands of Americans since the day he took office.
He&#8217;s been in a delusional state about Iran, the same delusional state embraced by Barack Obama. And that led to the rise of Iranian power throughout the Middle East.
Donald Trump contained it. Donald Trump hampered the Iranians. Donald Trump put in place some of the strictest sanctions in world history. He impoverished the Iranian regime. He boxed them in with the Abraham Accords and they knew it.
What they also knew is that if they screwed around with the United States under Donald Trump, he might punch them in the mouth. That was an excellent and effective foreign policy.
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But Biden, just as he did with the border, decided to destroy that foreign policy because it had a big gold Trump sign on it. Anything associated with Trump had to be destroyed no matter how good the policy was.
Biden inherited a working border policy. He also inherited a working Middle East, which would have been considered impossible before Trump.
And he decided to destroy both of them.
Biden has basically said to the Iranians, “Guys, as long as you don&#8217;t go to full-scale war, you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. You can kill Americans, keep it relatively low-level; I&#8217;ll keep it relatively low-level, and everything will be fine until I get my reelection.”

President Biden Departs White House For South Carolina

Three American Troops Killed, Dozens Injured In Iran-Backed Attack. All Because Biden Appeases Terrorists.

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Iranian-backed terrorists in the Middle East killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens more in a drone attack.
The latest terrorist attack against U.S. forces in the Middle East marks that 159th attack that U.S. forces have sustained since mid-October.
&#8220;On Jan. 28, three U.S. service members were killed and 25 injured from a one-way attack [Unmanned Aircraft System] that impacted at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border,&#8221; U.S. Central Command said in a statement. &#8220;As a matter of respect for the families and in accordance with DoD policy, the identities of the servicemembers will be withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin have been notified.&#8221;
Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-says-three-us-service-members-killed-drone-attack-us-forces-jordan-2024-01-28/">reported</a> that at least 34 soldiers were being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injuries.
President Joe Biden said in a separate statement that the attack was &#8220;carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.&#8221;
&#8220;And have no doubt — we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing,&#8221; Biden said.
Foreign policy experts blamed the attack on Biden&#8217;s weakness in responding to America&#8217;s adversaries.
&#8220;This is as enraging as it was predictable. Biden’s strategy for dealing with Iran’s proxies is to respond with half measures out of a fear of escalation,&#8221; said Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. &#8220;It is analogous to giving a rampaging mass murderer warning shots rather than trying to eliminate him. It won’t stop him, will enrage and embolden him, and lead to more escalation, and tragically- at the expense of American lives.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-senators-push-for-direct-military-response-against-iran-after-u-s-soldiers-killed-in-terror-attack">U.S. Senators Push For Direct Military Response Against Iran After U.S. Soldiers Killed In Terror Attack</a>

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Multiple U.S. Soldiers Killed, Dozens Injured By Iranian-Backed Terrorists In Middle East

A man from the Middle East was recently arrested in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> for being illegally in possession of a firearm after federal law enforcement say that he began planning a terrorist attack against Jews.
Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, came to the U.S. on &#8220;a tourist visa and liv[ed] illegally in the U.S. for several months,&#8221; before he applied for asylum status, which was still pending when he was arrested in Houston late last month, according to a <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/asylum-seeker-arrested-on-gun-charges-houston/285-87593074-d93c-4541-8e1f-26829e51730d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from KHOU 11 News Houston.
CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/us/sohaib-abuayyash-jordanian-arrested-houston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that when FBI Director Christopher Wray <a href="https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/senate-homeland-security-committee-hearing-part-1-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mentioned</a> during Senate testimony this week that the FBI arrested a man in Houston &#8220;who’d been studying how to build bombs and posted online about his support for killing Jews,&#8221; he was specifically referring to Abuayyash.
Numerous publications originally identified Abuayyash as a Jordanian national, however, the U.S. Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/federal-grand-jury-has-returned-indictment-against-20-year-old-palestinian-citizen">said</a> in a press release on Friday afternoon that he was a &#8220;Palestinian citizen.&#8221; The DOJ confirmed that he was &#8220;an alien illegally and unlawfully in the United States.&#8221;
A federal judge ordered that Abuayyash be detained pending trial after making “statements to others that support the killing of individuals of particular religious faiths” and allegedly targeting &#8220;an event in Houston for members of a particular religious group.&#8221;
A law enforcement source told CNN that he was “plotting to attack a Jewish gathering.”
The FBI opened its criminal investigation into Abuayyash in August after agents discovered a video of him at a shooting range using semi-automatic firearms, the report said. Given his status, he was not allowed to “possess or use firearms or ammunition.”
Court documents said that Abuayyash “in direct contact with others who share a radical mindset, has been conducting physical training, and has trained with weapons to possibly commit an attack.”
He also “viewed specific and detailed content posted by radical organizations on the internet including lessons on how to construct bombs or explosive devices; and that Defendant has made statements to others that support the killing of individuals of particular religious faiths,” court documents added. He had referenced &#8220;martyrdom&#8221; and &#8220;referenced an event in Houston for members of a particular religious group.&#8221;
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Federal law enforcement officials took him off the streets by arresting him with the most immediate charge they could bring forward, unlawful possession of a firearm, while more charges may be added at a later date.
This report has been updated to include to additional information.

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Jordan&#8217;s Queen Rania, who was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, tried to claim that Israel’s reports of Hamas atrocities against Israeli citizens were trumped up.
Rania appeared on CNN this week with host Christiane Amanpour.
She made the oft-repeated claim that Hamas’ vicious barbaric attack on Israel was somehow Israel’s fault and added the falsehood that Israel is an apartheid state, declaring, “This conflict did not begin on October 7, although it has been being portrayed as that &#8230; This is a 75-year-old story, a story of overwhelming death and displacement to the Palestinian people. It is a story of an occupation under an apartheid regime.”
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Not surprised but here are three questions that <a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amanpour</a> didn’t ask the Queen:
1) why is it that more than half the Jordanian population is Palestinian but the Palestinian citizens are forced to live under a Hashemite dictatorship?
2) why isn’t Jordan willing to accept a… <a href="https://t.co/2GSumJUeBn">https://t.co/2GSumJUeBn</a>
&mdash; David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidM_Friedman/status/1717117710046302427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Unmentioned by Rania is the story of Israel’s repeated attempts over the decades to make peace overtures toward the Palestinians only to have those attempts rejected by the Palestinian leadership, nor did she mention the decades-long support of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah for terrorism targeting Jews in Israel.
Rania derided what she called a “hyper-fixation” on Hamas: “There&#8217;s a hyper-fixation on Hamas now because of the — that happened the last couple of weeks. But this is a problem that far precedes Hamas and will continue after Hamas,” she insisted. “This is a fight for freedom and for justice.”
“When the President of the United States is told that, you know, he has evidence — he has seen evidence of children beheaded, only to retract because the IDF said that there&#8217;s no proof of that. That is confirmation bias,” she declared. “Even at your network, Christiane, you know, the CNN website at the beginning of the conflict reported a headline of Israeli children found butchered in an Israeli kibbutz. And when you read through the story, it hasn&#8217;t been independently verified. Now, my question to you, would you publish such a damning yet unverified claim made by a Palestinian?”
Amanpour interjected to fact-check Rania, pushing back on her false claim that there is no hard evidence of the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists.
“Queen Rania, I just need to stop you right there because there have been pictures shown by the Israelis and our journalists who have been down there. I&#8217;m not talking about beheadings. I&#8217;m talking about baby&#8217;s bodies riddled with bullets and things,” Amanpour replied.
“At the end of the day, there is no military solution to this issue,” Rania said. “Wars are never won. They&#8217;re always losses on all sides. Victory is a myth that politicians make in order to justify immense loss of life.”

Israel Declares War Following Large-Scale Hamas Attacks

Jordan’s Queen Claims Hamas’ Atrocities Reported Because Of ‘Confirmation Bias’

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Arab leaders canceled a meeting that they had scheduled with President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> later this week after a rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists malfunctioned and struck a hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds of people.
The meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordanian King Abdullah, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi was canceled as disinformation ran rampant on social media and in newsrooms across the world after those on the political Left immediately parroted claims from the Gaza Health Ministry that Israel bombed the hospital.
Israel later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-defense-forces-terrorists-fired-rocket-that-killed-500-at-gaza-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group was responsible for the 500+ alleged deaths at the hospital.
“Following an analysis by the IDF’s operational systems, a barrage of rockets was launched toward Israel, which passed in the vicinity of the hospital, when it was hit,” the IDF said in a statement. “According to intelligence information from a number of sources we have, Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is responsible for the failed rocket launch that hit the hospital.”
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An Al Jazeera broadcast documented the moment that the Islamic Jihad launched a rocket which misfired and hit a hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds. <a href="https://t.co/ypZTdJobzk">pic.twitter.com/ypZTdJobzk</a>
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The announcement that the meeting had been canceled came right as Biden was leaving on Air Force One for his trip to Israel.
Biden later released a statement about the explosion saying that he was &#8220;outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted.&#8221;
&#8220;Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The United States stands unequivocally for the protection of civilian life during conflict and we mourn the patients, medical staff and other innocents killed or wounded in this tragedy.&#8221;
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I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted. Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national…
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1714426083678851116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-defense-forces-terrorists-fired-rocket-that-killed-500-at-gaza-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel Defense Forces: Terrorists Fired Rocket That Killed 500+ At Gaza Hospital</a>

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