July 24, 2018 Is Donald Trump Serious about Iran? You bet. by Kenneth R. Timmerman Is the President of the United States a mere “twitter warrior?” Or is he really serious about Iran? Here is his early morning, all-caps statement that is making heads explode in the Twittersphere: To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN…

July 19, 2018 The arrest of Christian activists in or from Lebanon is a targeted political move to intimidate and deter Lebanese Christian activists Washington DC: Today the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to condemn the arrest and interrogation of Maronite Christian activists in Lebanon and to address…

July 15, 2018 by Kenneth R. Timmerman Calls by some Democrats in Congress for President Trump to cancel his Monday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin – in response to the indictment Friday of 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking emails of the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton – make no sense. President Trump is wise to…

June 1, 2018 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy (AMCD) supports Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s call for a review of US aid to Lebanon’s security and military forces. AMCD in conjunction with The World Council of Cedars Revolution (WCCR) suggest that any support from the U.S. be based on the following stipulations:…

by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (May 11, 2018) Israel responded forcefully early Thursday to about 20 Iranian missiles launched from Syria just after midnight local time against the Jewish state – and handed Iran a painful lesson in strategic deterrence. Israeli warplanes and missiles hit about 70 Iranian military targets in Syria and killed an undetermined number of…

May 9, 2018 Two Iranian-Americans from Western Washington held differing views on President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal. Natalie Brand writes in King5News: Saïd Amin of Bothell believes President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal could open up a Pandora’s box of unintended consequences.…

May 5, 2018 by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman The Iran nuclear deal is dead – and the mullahs who rule the Islamic Republic have only themselves to blame. There is no need for President Trump to even announce that the United States is pulling out of the deal. Iran killed the agreement through its…

by AMCD advisor Dr. Walid Phares (April 30, 2018) French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with his American counterpart last week in Washington. He was followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the Europeans make a last ditch effort to convince President Trump to step back from his possible withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement.…

April 17, 2018 Assad is not protecting Christians The Middle East Christian Committee (MECHRIC) firmly rejects the statement issued by John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, and Joseph Absi, Melkite-Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem which condemns the US…

The right man at the right time. April 12, 2018 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy (AMCD) fully supports President Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Not only is Director Pompeo eminently qualified for the job, having held important posts all across the government, but more importantly, he is much more…