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April 22, 2019

Trump administration announces new Iran crackdown targeting oil revenue

The Trump administration on Monday targeted Iran’s energy sector by announcing the U.S. would no longer exempt any countries from sanctions for importing Iranian oil.

April 17, 2019

US permits lawsuits against companies using property seized by Castro's Cuba, Pompeo announces

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the Trump administration will not suspend a previously revoked provision in a 1996 law that allows Cubans who fled Fidel Castro’s regime to sue companies that have used their former property on the island – marking a sharp departure from previous administrations and opening the door for a windfall of legislation against foreign firms operating in the island nation.

April 8, 2019

State Department bars 16 Saudis from US over roles in Khashoggi murder

The U.S. State Department on Monday publicly designated 16 people for their roles in the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October.

April 8, 2019

Trump designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard a 'foreign terrorist organization'

President Trump on Monday formally labeled Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization," in Washington’s first such designation for an entire foreign government entity.

April 3, 2019

April Corley: Egypt nearly murdered me. Will the US reward it with more taxpayer dollars?

After surviving a brutal attack by the Egyptian military during a trip to Cairo, U.S. citizen April Corley is demanding Congress re-think its foreign aid to the country while she waits for Egypt to cover her medical bills.

April 2, 2019

Morgan Ortagus to be named State Department spokeswoman

National security analyst Morgan Ortagus, a former diplomat and active U.S. Naval Reserve officer, will become the new State Department spokeswoman, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

March 21, 2019

Pompeo vows to pile economic, political pressure on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Thursday that the United States would step up financial and political pressure on Iran's theocratic regime as it seeks to "extend its reach" across the Middle East.

March 18, 2019

Guaido supporters in Venezuela 'took control' of diplomatic buildings, US says

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three diplomatic buildings in the United States, the State Department confirmed Monday night.

March 7, 2019

Relatives of Americans held in Iran testify before House subcommittee

The family members of three Americans held captive in Iran testified before a congressional subcommittee on Thursday, asking President Trump and U.S. lawmakers to do more to free their loved ones from behind bars in the Islamic Republic.

March 4, 2019

Trump administration OKs lawsuits against Cuba for property seized during revolution

The State Department on Monday announced it would allow lawsuits to be brought against Cuba companies and individuals by people whose property was seized by the communist government during and after Fidel Castro's revolution in the late 1950s.