Iran Just Held an Election. So Why Is the Theocratic Monarchy Saudi Arabia Our Friend? by Rogelio Peña, Chris Norby, and Peter Langenberg, Los Angeles Times
Will Trump Agree to the Pentagon’s Permanent War in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria? by Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye
An Old ‘Disease’ that Could Help Lawmakers Understand Today’s Health-Care Debate by George F. Will, Washington Post
U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen Killed Men Who Had Nothing to Do With Al Qaeda by Shuaib Almosawa and Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept