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Menendez Scandal Could Shakeup US Foreign Policy In Middle East

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Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) yesterday offered a hawkish defence to his federal indictment on corruption charges and pledged to remain in office and fight for re-election in 2024.

  • Menendez said at a press conference: “...not only will I be exonerated, but I will still be New Jersey’s senior senator.”
  • Most Democrats have so-far been reluctant to publicly condemn Menendez but he has been removed from his role as chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A shakeup which could impact on the direction of US foreign policy. Menendez has taken a hardline on Iran and Turkey, persistently opposing a White House plan to sell and upgrade Turkey's F-16 fleet and threatening to withhold Congressional approval for a new nuclear deal with Iran. Both positions which have complicated the Biden administration’s Middle East strategy.
  • If the next chair of the committee takes a more dovish position on these issues it could speed up Sweden’s NATO membership bid by unlocking the Turkish F16 deal and open the door forfresh talks with Iran.
  • More analysis of the political implications of the Menendez indictment in today's MNI US Daily Brief.
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