US LEAVING OIL - FOR - SECURITY APPROACH , NOT MIDDLE EAST : ENVOY TOM BARRACK

What happened: US diplomat Tom Barrack said at the Global Security Forum in Doha that the United States is moving away from its security-for-oil relationship with the Middle East and no longer seeks to dominate the region, while not leaving it. Key numbers: Barrack cited 23 regime changes across the wider Middle East. Why it matters: Analyst Luciano Zaccara said Barrack effectively acknowledged that regime change, a stated Trump objective in the war on Iran, was unlikely to succeed. US-Iran negotiations continue, with Iran's seven-day proposal awaiting a US response.

US diplomat Tom Barrack said at the Global Security Forum in Doha that the United States is moving away from its security-for-oil relationship with the Middle East and no longer seeks to dominate the region, while not leaving it.

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