Cui

The two suspects — Cui Guanghai, 43, of China; and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom — were arrested by Serbian law enforcement officers at the request of the United States, according to a DOJ statement.

Federal authorities allege Cui and Miller paid two other people about $36,500 to convince the victim not to display the statues.

Cui and Miller each face a maximum penalty of five years for conspiracy and five years for interstate stalking if found guilty, authorities said.

U.S. authorities also said they will seek extradition of Cui and Miller.

At the very least, the “cui bono” question is clear enough: Khatib concludes that “the collapse of the Assad regime will inevitably mean the end of the Iran-dominated regional order,” to be replaced by a new order built around Israel as “the Middle East’s agenda-setter.”