September 11, 2022 Israeli prime minster sees 'encouraging signs' that US and Europe will not agree to new Iran nuclear deal Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that there are "encouraging signs" that Western powers will not agree to a new nuclear deal with Iran.
September 9, 2022 Iran nuclear deal flounders again, Blinken says Tehran responses 'takes us backwards' Nuclear negotiations have once again floundered following Iran's responses to a proposal earlier this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Iran is moving 'backwards.'
September 8, 2022 Blinken meets famous Ukrainian bomb detection dog, Zelenskyy during surprise Kyiv visit Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian icon bomb detection dog Patron before meeting with children at a Ukrainian hospital injured during Russia's war in Ukraine.
September 8, 2022 Blinken makes surprise visit to Kyiv to announce $2B military aid for Ukraine, Europe Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a $2 billion military financing package for Ukraine and 18 European nations threatened by Russia in surprise trip to Kyiv.
September 6, 2022 Iran sentences two women to death over LGBTQ activism and Christianity, human rights organization says Tehran has ramped up abuses against LGBTQ community and other minority groups. This comes as reports say Biden administration plans to eliminate human rights sanctions on the regime.
September 4, 2022 ‘Catastrophic’ Iran nuclear deal could lift sanctions on killers of US Marines in Lebanon One Iran analyst says a recent leak out of Iran shows the Biden administration is contemplating dropping sanctions, which could inadvertently see regime officials accused of terrorism off the hook.
September 2, 2022 State Department calls Iran’s response to US final draft proposal to revive nuclear deal ‘not constructive’ Iran called its response to a U.S. proposal to revive the Iran Nuclear Deal a "constructive approach," but the U.S. says it strongly disagrees, as negotiations on the shattered agreement continue.
August 31, 2022 Mom of State Dept employee killed biking in DC says she did not work in Ukraine like second dead diplomat The mother of State Department Foreign Service Officer Shawn O’Donnell remembers her daughter as a “shining star” but said she did not work in Ukraine like the other diplomat killed.
August 30, 2022 State Department employees killed in DC area after being struck by trucks while riding bikes Two State Department foreign service officers serving in Washington, D.C., were killed after being struck by trucks while riding bikes in separate incidents over the past several weeks.
August 28, 2022 How significant is resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan? The Taliban faces a growing resistance movement in Afghanistan that could threaten its rule of the country, which it established after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.