Anthony Blinken
Blinken: Palestinian state recognition 'a rebuke to Hamas,' but hostages, ending war take priority
Recognition of a Palestinian state is necessary, not only if Israel wishes to resume normalization with Saudi Arabia. But, Blinken pointed out, recognition must be based on predetermined conditions.
Israel-Hamas war day 328: What's happening in Israel, Gaza?
Pressure mounts on Hamas as US proposes final hostage deal of Cairo talks
Israel-Hamas War Day 220: What is happening in Gaza?
Blinken: US will help foster further Israeli ties with Arab states
The event held with Secretary of State Antony Blinken's counterparts from Israel, the UAE, Bahrain and Morrocco was the first of the Biden administration's embrace of the Abraham Accords.
Voices from the Arab press: The Rome Summit and the future of Syria
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
US: No change to policy recognizing Israeli sovereignty on Golan
“US policy regarding the Golan has not changed, and reports to the contrary are false,” the State Department tweeted under its Near Eastern Affairs account on Friday.
Benny Gantz meets with US security officials on regional threats, aid
Gantz is the first Israeli politician to visit the White House and the US State Department since the beginning of Biden’s term as President
Blinken, Lavrov stress dialog despite 'serious differences'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his first meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a veteran diplomat, said it was "no secret that we have our differences."
Israel Elections: The future of Israeli-Gulf relations after Netanyahu
Whoever emerges from Israel’s elections will continue to foster relations with the Gulf.
In Brussels, Blinken offers boost for NATO, cooperation on Afghanistan
I've come here to express the United States' steadfast commitment (to NATO)," Blinken told reporters.
Sherman: Biden interested in rejoining Iran nuclear agreement
“We are in a very different place, the geopolitics are different” in 2021 than in 2015, Sherman said.
Was Iran behind attack on US forces in Iraq’s Erbil?
Erbil is the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. US forces have concentrated there after withdrawing from a half-dozen places across Iraq in 2020.
Blinken discusses Iran with UK, French, German ministers in E3 meeting
Earlier, a US official said the meeting between Blinken, Le Drian, Britain's Dominic Raab and Germany's Heiko Maas would also cover the coronavirus pandemic, Russia, China, Myanmar and climate.
