The reduction in US foreign aid may weaken its influence in the Middle East, Politico reports, citing analysts, officials and health care providers.
According to government data, the newspaper, only in 2023, received a total of $ 4 billion in a total of $ 4 billion through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In total, USAID has provided $ 40 billion to the Middle East in 2010-2023, Politico said.
"The drastic step will affect the state of the uneasy region, which suffers from political instability, humanitarian and economic issues, it can disrupt Washington's influence in the Middle East," the newspaper writes.
