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US Sanctions Top Aides To Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, Including His Son
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions Monday on the core inner circle of advisers to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and added $20 million to a reward for information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago.
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UN Faces "Severe Financial Crisis", Donald Trump Dismisses Concerns
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed concerns that the United Nations is on the verge of going broke because members have not paid their dues, with the United States leading the pack.
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Not Ready For Trump's Idea To Host G7 At His Golf Resort, Say Officials
On Monday in France, President Donald Trump announced he was likely to hold next year's Group of Seven summit - an event involving seven world leaders, hundreds of diplomats, and a massive police presence - at his own golf resort in Doral, Florida.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Foreign Minister Amid Escalating Tensions
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday in a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran.
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Pompeo Praises US-India Ties, But Deep Divisions Remain: Foreign Media
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with India's top leadership on Wednesday, but despite displays of amity, they apparently failed to resolve any of a growing number of differences between the two countries.
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Saudi Crown Prince Knew Of "Criminal Mission" Targeting Khashoggi: Report
A special U.N. investigator on Wednesday called for further investigation of high-level Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US Blames Iran For "Blatant Assault" On Oil Tankers In Middle East
The perilous contest between the United States and Iran for influence in the Middle East escalated dramatically on Thursday as two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments.
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US Embassies In Delhi, Chennai Show Pride Flags Despite Washington's Note
Since the State Department began rejecting all embassy requests to hoist rainbow flags outside the mission buildings during Gay Pride Month this year, some U.S. diplomats have been finding ways to defy, or at least get around, the new policy.
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US To Slap Sanctions On Allies In Drive To Push Iranian Oil Sales To Zero
The Trump administration said Monday that it will start imposing sanctions on a handful of countries, including key U.S. allies, unless they stop buying oil from Iran after waivers expire next month.
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US Secretary Of State Gets Math Wrong On When Americans Freed By Iran
There is no country Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts more than Iran, by speech or by tweet. But his point got lost Sunday in a shower of blowback after he incorrectly calculated the date that American diplomats held hostage in Iran were released from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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"He Was Dumb As A Rock": Trump After Ex-State Secretary Criticises Him
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder when it comes to President Donald Trump and his first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.
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Saudi's Attempt To Keep Prince From Khashoggi Case Hasn't Quieted Uproar
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister denied on Sunday that the nation's powerful young crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing, but the attempt to distance Mohammed bin Salman from the journalist's demise did little to blunt an international uproar that could test Saudi Arabia's status as a regional power.
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Nikki Haley Quits As UN Ambassador, Won't Run For President In 2020
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is stepping down at the end of the year, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday as Haley sat by his side in the Oval Office. Trump praised the work of the former governor of South Carolina, who was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations shortly after Trump's inauguration last year.
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Iran Leading State Sponsor Of Terrorism With "Near-Global Reach": US
The State Department released a report Wednesday identifying Iran as the leading state sponsor of terrorism with a "near-global reach" and accusing it of sending suspected operatives to the United States.
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US To Add Sanctions On Russia As Punishment For Nerve Agent Attack In UK
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it would impose extensive new sanctions against Russia, banning a wide range of exports and other measures, as punishment for its use of a nerve agent in an attempt in March to assassinate British citizen and ex-Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
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US Sanctions Top Aides To Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, Including His Son
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions Monday on the core inner circle of advisers to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and added $20 million to a reward for information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago.
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UN Faces "Severe Financial Crisis", Donald Trump Dismisses Concerns
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed concerns that the United Nations is on the verge of going broke because members have not paid their dues, with the United States leading the pack.
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Not Ready For Trump's Idea To Host G7 At His Golf Resort, Say Officials
On Monday in France, President Donald Trump announced he was likely to hold next year's Group of Seven summit - an event involving seven world leaders, hundreds of diplomats, and a massive police presence - at his own golf resort in Doral, Florida.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Foreign Minister Amid Escalating Tensions
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday in a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran.
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Pompeo Praises US-India Ties, But Deep Divisions Remain: Foreign Media
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with India's top leadership on Wednesday, but despite displays of amity, they apparently failed to resolve any of a growing number of differences between the two countries.
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Saudi Crown Prince Knew Of "Criminal Mission" Targeting Khashoggi: Report
A special U.N. investigator on Wednesday called for further investigation of high-level Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US Blames Iran For "Blatant Assault" On Oil Tankers In Middle East
The perilous contest between the United States and Iran for influence in the Middle East escalated dramatically on Thursday as two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments.
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US Embassies In Delhi, Chennai Show Pride Flags Despite Washington's Note
Since the State Department began rejecting all embassy requests to hoist rainbow flags outside the mission buildings during Gay Pride Month this year, some U.S. diplomats have been finding ways to defy, or at least get around, the new policy.
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US To Slap Sanctions On Allies In Drive To Push Iranian Oil Sales To Zero
The Trump administration said Monday that it will start imposing sanctions on a handful of countries, including key U.S. allies, unless they stop buying oil from Iran after waivers expire next month.
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US Secretary Of State Gets Math Wrong On When Americans Freed By Iran
There is no country Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts more than Iran, by speech or by tweet. But his point got lost Sunday in a shower of blowback after he incorrectly calculated the date that American diplomats held hostage in Iran were released from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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"He Was Dumb As A Rock": Trump After Ex-State Secretary Criticises Him
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder when it comes to President Donald Trump and his first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.
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Saudi's Attempt To Keep Prince From Khashoggi Case Hasn't Quieted Uproar
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister denied on Sunday that the nation's powerful young crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing, but the attempt to distance Mohammed bin Salman from the journalist's demise did little to blunt an international uproar that could test Saudi Arabia's status as a regional power.
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Nikki Haley Quits As UN Ambassador, Won't Run For President In 2020
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is stepping down at the end of the year, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday as Haley sat by his side in the Oval Office. Trump praised the work of the former governor of South Carolina, who was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations shortly after Trump's inauguration last year.
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Iran Leading State Sponsor Of Terrorism With "Near-Global Reach": US
The State Department released a report Wednesday identifying Iran as the leading state sponsor of terrorism with a "near-global reach" and accusing it of sending suspected operatives to the United States.
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US To Add Sanctions On Russia As Punishment For Nerve Agent Attack In UK
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it would impose extensive new sanctions against Russia, banning a wide range of exports and other measures, as punishment for its use of a nerve agent in an attempt in March to assassinate British citizen and ex-Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
