World Dec 06 U.S. hits Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders with sanctions The Trump administration on Friday slapped sanctions on three Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders for violent suppression of protests that have wracked the country. The Treasury and the State Department also hit a wealthy Iraqi businessman with sanctions for bribery and…
World Dec 05 Trump admin claims Iran killed more than 1,000 in recent protests That figure is significantly higher than previously estimated death tolls from human rights groups and others, and the administration did not present documentary evidence to back up the claim.
Nation Dec 02 Trump administration quietly releases delayed Lebanon military aid The money had languished in limbo at the Office of Management and Budget since September although it had already won congressional approval and had overwhelming support from the Pentagon, State Department and National Security Council.
World Nov 26 WATCH: U.S. criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and other minorities in western China, as a number of foreign governments expressed serious…
Nation Nov 22 Diplomats question why U.S. military aid to Lebanon is being withheld The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress and is favored by his national security team, an assertion of executive control of foreign aid that is similar…
World Nov 18 U.S. cancels civil nuclear cooperation waiver for Iran The waivers are among the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal the Trump administration withdrew from last year.
World Nov 18 WATCH: U.S. softens position on Israel settlements in West Bank Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repudiated a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law.” The move angered Palestinians and immediately put the U.S. at odds with other nations…
Politics Nov 14 AP source: 2nd U.S. official heard Trump call with Sondland The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Nation Nov 07 Senior U.S. envoy in Syria highly critical of troop withdrawal, memo shows In an internal memo, the top American diplomat in northern Syria takes the Trump administration to task for not doing more to prevent Turkey's invasion or protect the Kurds.
Politics Nov 06 Diplomat to testify State Department worried about defending ambassador AP sources say David Hale plans to tell congressional impeachment investigators that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials determined that defending Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch would hurt the effort to free up U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.