Tag: U.S. State Department
Former US Ambassador Dan Shapiro leaves Iran-deal advising role for think tank
Former U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro said this week that he will be leaving his role at the U.S. State Department to take a position at the Atlantic Council, a think tank in Washington, D.C.
Shapiro...
US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Iran’s ballistic-missile program
The United States announced on Wednesday that it is sanctioning Iranian individuals and entities related to its ballistic-missile program.
The designation is pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass...
Secretary of State Blinken to travel to Middle East, including stop in Israel
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert previewed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East next week, where he will be meeting with a number of...
US State Department: Iran deal not imminent or certain
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday that the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal—more formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—is uncertain and not imminent.
Recent reports...
Lipstadt confirmation vote for US anti-Semitism envoy stalled by senator’s objection
The confirmation vote for Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism was delayed on Tuesday after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to her nomination.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
‘Biden not in control of Iran talks,’ says former top US State Department official
Gabriel Noronha, who worked on Iran policy at the U.S. State Department under former President Donald Trump, was fired for speaking out against the then-president following the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill. Now,...
State Dept. says it could walk away from Iran talks
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States is ready to walk away from ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal “if Iran displays intransigence.”
“We are prepared to walk...
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Biden to redesignate Houthis as terror organization
A group of 17 bipartisan lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization.
The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Mike Waltz (F-Fla.), who are both veterans...
Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that it rejects the finding of a new report by Amnesty International UK that accuses Israel of apartheid and “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians.
“We reject...
Embracing memory: US State Department envoy notes new initiative, taking page from Israel in...
Ellen Germain, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, assumed her duties as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues in late August. A New York native, she has served in a variety of postings in Tel...