Despite decades of grievances and pressure, Iran’s Sunnis have stood by their country in its wars with the United States and “Israel” while continuing to demand their rights.

The original agreement signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Washington on July 22, 2026, was a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia, not a normalization deal.

From a Palestinian refugee born in Syria to an engineer working in the energy sector and one of the most prominent Palestinian activists in Germany, Zaid Abdulnasser’s trajectory culminated in August 2026 with his inclusion on a U.S. terrorism-related sanctions list.

A CIA-backed venture fund is investing in dozens of European defense start-ups, allowing the U.S. to keep abreast of and potentially direct the development of new technologies on the continent.

The US political landscape is undergoing a radical shift in the financial forces driving elections, with a new class of billionaires and corporations emerging as kingmakers in Washington.