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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the appointment of a special representative for Iran to coordinate U.S. policy. In a briefing on August 16, Pompeo said Brian Hook, the State Department’s director of policy …
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence threatened Turkey with unspecified consequences if it continues to hold American pastor Andrew Brunson in custody, according to a statement. "Pastor Andrew Brunson is …
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha by phone, according to the U.S. Department of State website. The sides discussed DPRK …
The U.S. administration will comply with the law, according to which, the sanctions should be imposed on Russia for alleged complicity in the poisoning of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain’s Salisbury …
The new United States sanctions on Russia will be a very great sweep of the Russian economy, a senior US State Department official said. "We are applying these sanctions against essentially all state – Russian state-owned or …
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. "Secretary Michael R. …
The United States authorities are imposing new sanctions on Russia because of the Skripal case, the US Department of State said in a statement on August 8. "Following the use of a 'Novichok' nerve agent in an attempt …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks on the sidelines of the Russian-US summit in Helsinki. The top diplomats are holding talks simultaneously with the …
Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bahram Ghasemi rejected the anti-Iranian claims of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in UAE, describing his remarks as baseless and ridiculous in line …
The US views Iranian embassies in Europe as a cover for plotting terrorist attacks, State Department officials said, after Tehran slammed the arrest of its diplomatic envoy as an outlandish ‘false flag’ operation. The Trump …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held a telephone conversation yesterday, the Russian foreign ministry said. "The two top diplomats discussed …
US State Department's Policy Planning Director Brian Hook said that Washington will start its campaign of maximum economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran soon. "A key part of our strategy is a …
US State Department's Policy Planning Director Brian Hook said that the United States relies on Russia and China in exerting sanctions pressure on Iran. "We believe that China and Russia and the other …
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is quitting the UN Human Rights Council. She stressed that this move does not mean "a retreat from human rights …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke by phone yesterday, according to the U.S. State Department website. The two discussed issues and concerns related to …
The Kremlin expects Tehran to evaluate the demands the US has laid out for a new nuclear deal, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Moscow believed it important to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan …
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert commented on Turkey recalling its ambassador from Washington after the US embassy to Israel was moved to Jerusalem. "We’re aware that Turkey has recalled …
The U.S. stepped up its opposition to the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, saying the project raises security concerns and that it could draw U.S. sanctions, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy …
US President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering State Secretary Mike Pompeo to propose sanctions on Russia in response to alleged violations of a 1987 missile treaty, the White House said today. A …
The US Department of State has launched the Global Engagement Center’s (GEC) Technology Series to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Heather …
