August 6, 2020 US pushes for UN Security Council vote to extend expiring Iran arms embargo The Trump administration will seek a U.N. Security Council vote next week on a resolution to extend a 13-year-old arms embargo that expires in October -- while warning that the U.S. will go ahead unilaterally if the resolution fails.
August 6, 2020 Brian Hook, US special envoy for Iran, to step down; Elliott Abrams to take post Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, is leaving his post, the State Department announced Thursday, just as the Trump administration is attempting to rally the international community to extend a soon-to-expire arms embargo on the regime in Tehran.
August 5, 2020 Uighur model sends rare video from Chinese detention A 31-year-old Uighur man appears in a newly published video that offers a rare view inside the Communist Party’s secretive “reeducation” camps.
August 5, 2020 Trump's pick for Ukraine ambassador vows to report election interference: 'Sounds reasonable to me' President Trump's pick for the next Ukraine ambassador was put on the spot Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing on whether he'd stand up to interference in U.S. elections, an issue at the core of Trump's impeachment proceedings.
August 5, 2020 Beirut explosion: Pompeo says US is ready to help, Australia donates $1.4M as international community responds Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was one of a number of high-ranking international officials to offer help to Lebanon in the wake of a devastating explosion that tore through Beirut on Tuesday, leaving at least 100 people dead and injuring thousands more.
August 4, 2020 Pentagon calls for sea-launched nuclear missiles, but China condemns US 'military hegemony' U.S. security officials have said that the development of sea-launched nuclear missiles is necessary to combat Russia, which has been developing their tactical nuclear weapons.
August 4, 2020 China vows retaliation if US continues 'hostile actions' against journalists China promised Tuesday that they would take necessary actions against American journalists in Hong Kong, if the U.S. did not stop all “hostile action[s]” and grant visa extensions to U.S.–based Chinese journalists.
August 3, 2020 Democrats subpoena Pompeo aides in joint investigation of State Dept. IG firing Congressional Democrats on Monday subpoenaed four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as part of their bicameral investigation into the State Department's firing of its inspector general earlier this year.
August 3, 2020 Break the Ice: Trump ramping up US presence in the Arctic as Russia, China threats loom President Trump, in a recent memo, asked executive departments to report back by early August on how they can develop a U.S. "fleet" of icebreaking ships to navigate the frozen Arctic and Antarctic -- marking yet another step in the administration's efforts to strengthen U.S. influence in the region as it faces challenges from Russia and China.
July 31, 2020 Pompeo sanctions China over human rights abuses against the Uyghurs, calling it the 'stain of the century' The United States has increased their pressure on the Chinese government to stop the reported human rights abuses being committed against the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province of China, by hitting them with more sanctions.