Tag: William Burns
Abbas urges US spymaster to pressure Israel to stop ‘aggression’
President Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas met with CIA Director William Burns in Ramallah on Sunday, amid heightened tensions following two Palestinian terrorist attacks in Jerusalem.
Abbas briefed Burns on the “dangerous developments and the Israeli aggression against...
CIA director in Israel for talks focusing on region, Iran
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency William Burns arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks officials say will mainly deal with Iran.
Burns is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...
Biden expected to nominate William Burns to lead CIA
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday that he plans to nominate William Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Burns, who led the U.S. delegation in covert talks with Iran in 2013 when he...