Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared this week that the Middle East is in its most volatile state since 1973, a drastic change from the Biden administration's tone on the region just months ago. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated in September that the Middle East was "quieter" then than it had been in two decades. "I think it’s very important to note that this is an incredibly volatile time in the Middle East," Blinken said during a joint press conference with NATO on Monday. "The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades," Sullivan wrote in a Foreign Policy magazine article published just eight days before Oct. 7. ISRAELI FORCES DESTROY HAMAS TUNNEL SYSTEM BUILT UNDER CEMETERY, IDF SAYSForeign Policy later updated Sullivan's essay to remove the line claiming a "quieter" Middle East.

Source: Fox News January 31, 2024 06:00 UTC