US leaving oil-for-security approach, not Middle East: Envoy Tom Barrack

What happened: US Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said at the Global Security Forum in Doha that the US is moving away from its security-for-oil relationship with the Middle East and no longer seeks to dominate the region, but is not leaving. Key numbers: Barrack said the US had been involved in 23 Why it matters: Analyst Luciano Zaccara said Barrack effectively acknowledged that regime change, one of Trump's stated objectives in the war on Iran, was unlikely to succeed. Qatar says US-Iran negotiations continue, with Iran's proposal awaiting a US response.

US Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said at the Global Security Forum in Doha that the US is moving away from its security-for-oil relationship with the Middle East and no longer seeks to dominate the region, but is not leaving.

Analyst Luciano Zaccara said Barrack effectively acknowledged that regime change, one of Trump's stated objectives in the war on Iran, was unlikely to succeed. Qatar says US-Iran negotiations continue, with Iran's proposal awaiting a US response.