Talk about anything in the Middle East whether it be oil, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Taliban, we've got it all here.
Good background videos:
Articles to look at:
About oil:
OPEC vs. the US: Who Controls Oil Prices? (investopedia.com)
What Affects Oil Prices? (thebalance.com)
Where our oil comes from - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Middle East History:
The Origins Of The Shiite-Sunni Split : Parallels : NPR
A Modern History Of Afghanistan And The Taliban | Here & Now (wbur.org)
Overview of the Egyptian Israeli Conflict | 15 Writers
Iraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties, & Facts | Britannica
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran - Wikipedia
The Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the War in Yemen | Hoover Institution
USS Liberty incident - Wikipedia
Foreign policy:
United States foreign policy in the Middle East - Wikipedia
History of US-Israel Relations | Council for the National Interest
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations (fas.org)
Afghanistan, The United States, and the Legacy of Afghanistan’s Civil War (stanford.edu)
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations - UNT Digital Library
Reading_U.S.IranHistory.pdf (choices.edu)
A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq | Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective (osu.edu)
(This source list will be updated as more current information comes to light)