Feb 01 WATCH: State Department says U.S. focus is to de-escalate Mideast tensions By Associated Press State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel said the U.S. is "focused on de-escalating the current actions" between the Israeli and Palestinian people. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after charges filed in plot to kill Iranian dissident By Lindsay Whitehurst, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price held a news briefing after the Justice Department charges three men as part of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Blinken prepares to visit Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year, amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: State Department says Ukraine, not the U.S., will decide how to use tanks By Associated Press In remarks at the White House, Biden hailed the cooperation between the U.S. and its allies, saying "the expectation on the part of Russia is that we're going to break up, we're not going to stay united."… Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: State Department briefing following report that Ukraine officials fired over corruption By Associated Press Zelenskyy was elected in 2019 on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption platform in a country long gripped by graft, and the new allegations come as Western allies are channeling billions of dollars to help Kyiv fight against Moscow. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as U.S. joins EU in boosting sanctions on Iran By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The United States has joined the European Union in imposing sanctions on a new group of Iranian officials and organizations suspected in the security crackdown on protestors. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: State Department gives news briefing as Russia opens espionage case against an American By Associated Press Russia's Federal Security Service said Thursday it has initiated an espionage case against a U.S. citizen, but did not name the person or specify whether they were in custody. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks on Blinken's meeting with Turkey's foreign minister By Associated Press The United States and Turkey on Wednesday looked to brush aside differences that have strained relations for years but were unable to report progress in resolving disagreements over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have soured ties between… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: U.S. joins UK in decrying planned execution in Iran By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States echoed Great Britain in calling for a halt to the execution of Ali Reza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national and former senior defense official in Iran. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: State Department speak on Russia's release of U.S. Navy veteran By Associated Press Unlike in previous releases by Russia of imprisoned Americans — like WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed — there was no swap for Dudley, who was never considered by the U.S. to have been wrongfully detained. Continue reading