Iran and Iraq sign accord to boost military cooperation
Iran-Iraq ties have improved since Iran's long-time enemy Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003
Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria
The shuttering of the program an acknowledgment of Washington’s limited leverage & desire to remove Assad from power
Greek-American Michael Karloutsos αppointed State Department Deputy Chief of Protocol & Acting Chief
The Protocol Office overall serves essentially as the first line of defense in diplomacy for the United Stated of America