Josh Rogin

Some personal news… Josh Rogin named Lead Global Security Analyst for WP Intelligence Rogin is the first editorial hire for WP Intelligence, bringing decades of expertise to the new platform washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/01/17/… @washingtonpost

According to a well-placed source, this reporter is @Bingru_Wang of @PhoenixTVHK — which is CCP-controlled media. Trump’s response to her pro-Beijing question: “I don’t mind if [Marcos] gets along with China because we’re getting along with China.” Music to Xi Jinping’s ears.

Grateful to have spoken this morning to @RepFrenchHill and others of the @FinancialCmte HR4427 in its current form is not the right approach forward and does not align with President Trump’s agenda for Syria. I hope that the Financial Services Committee reconsiders this measure…

House Financial Services Committee decided to move forward a bill extending Caesar with new conditions instead of a full repeal of the Caesar Act. Caesar was against Assad not the Syrian people making it the moral obligation of Congress to repeal immediately, it also undermines…

Bessent: "Newspapers like the Wall Street Journal are not used to a high-functioning executive president. They are used to perhaps President Obama, who was not as economically sophisticated as President Trump."

A few kilometers from #Gaza, shops are full. But people in Gaza are being starved—including UNRWA staff—who are fainting from severe hunger. “We have 6,000 trucks loaded with food, medicines and hygiene supplies in Jordan and Egypt — just waiting for the green light to get in…

The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible. I spoke again with @gideonsaar to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that IDF must stop killing people at distribution points. All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges

People in #Gaza, including UNRWA colleagues, are fainting due to severe hunger. They are being starved. Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods. Lift the siege. Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

The PRC just stole US nuclear launch detection tech. Decades ago they stole our missile and nuclear weapons tech. Meaning the missiles we are trying to detect are using our stolen technology.

Putin is installing spy software on every new device sold in Russia. This is a huge step toward the Kremlin’s technofascist ambitions of control and coercion. thetimes.com/world/russia-u…

Imagine a whole region is forbidden from having strong countries or sovereignty because that’d be an existential threat to Israel. "Strong nation-states are a threat — especially Arab states are viewed as a threat to Israel," he said. pbs.org/newshour/world…

1/ Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on H.R. 4427, the so-called Syria Sanctions Accountability Act. At first glance, it appears noble—protecting minorities, combating Captagon. But read the fine print—and you’ll see the truth. @FinancialCmte @FSCDems…

Part of the Syria Sanctions Accountability Act that would extend Syria’s sanctions for a couple more years, which would be indescribably catastrophic for the Syrian people, and that will be debated tomorrow includes requiring the new Syrian government to combat Captagon…

The amount of lies spread about Syria is astounding. In reality, much of the recent savagery has been carried out by Israel-backed rebels in Sweida. But Twitter counts on people’s ignorance & sectarianism to sell a different story.

#BREAKING 📰 U.S. envoy to #Syria, Thomas Barrack, to the Associated Press: “The Syrian government is capable, competent, trustworthy, and has delivered on its promises without committing mistakes.” He added: “Israel prefers to see a fragmented and divided #Syria, rather…

🚨 More than 400 subsea cables handle 99% of international internet traffic. But Chinese companies like Huawei Marine and China Telecom have direct access to them. That's why @RepMoolenaar, @RepCarlos, and @RepKeithSelf are raising the alarm. reuters.com/business/media…

The entire State Dept office of multilateral nuclear affairs was dismissed last week, Alexandra Bell tells @CFR_org. “These were people responsible for efforts to ban explosive nuclear testing, the production of weapons grade material, people working on nuclear disarmament…

A U.S. State Department official to North Press: We can confirm the death of a U.S. citizen in the Suwayda region of Syria last week

Israel's forced mass relocations of civilians in Gaza is just unconscionable, and the US continues to enable it.

‼️NEW STATEMENT‼️ The Syrian American Council strongly opposes the newly introduced Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025 (H.R. 4427)—a backdoor expansion of U.S. sanctions that would devastate Syria’s recovery efforts and prolong the suffering of ordinary Syrians.

"They broke into the house to steal it, and found me inside. They began beating me with their fists on my face, and then they set the house on fire. I left with only this small bag in my hand." These are the testimonies of #Bedouin civilians after their departure from #Suwayda,…