Apr 06 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restore diplomatic ties By Associated Press The agreement was reached in Beijing during a meeting between the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers, a month after China had brokered an initial reconciliation agreement between the two regional powerhouses. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: State department holds news briefing after Russia arrests American journalist By Associated Press State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel will hold a news briefing on Thursday following Russia announcing that its security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been… Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Russia stops giving advance notice of missile testing By Associated Press State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel held a news briefing on Wednesday as Russia announces they will no longer give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests as envisioned under a nuclear pact the Kremlin has suspended… Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing follow reports House GOP subpoena Blinken By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking an unprecedented effort to force the release of sensitive documents to Congress. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Blinken testifies on State Department budget and diplomacy before House committee By Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday as the U.S. continues to promise aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing ahead of the Senate Iraq AUMF vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The State Department will held a news briefing ahead of the Senate debate and vote over repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Russia accepts a 60-day extension of wartime grain deal By News Desk and Zeke Miller, Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price held a briefing on Monday as a Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as China blames U.S. for trying to hinder development By Associated Press State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a news briefing Wednesday as China's President Xi Jinping accuses Washington of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. … Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as spokesman Ned Price announces plans to step down By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Price will take a job working directly with Secretary of State Antony Blinken later this month, the State Department said Tuesday, and will be replaced in the interim by his deputy, Vedant Patel, until a successor is named. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as demonstrators hold 'Day of Disruption' in Israel By Isabel Debre, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Thousands across the country staged a “national disruption day,” the latest in a string of mass protests against Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul Israel's judiciary and weaken the country's Supreme Court. Continue reading