Matthew Lee, The Associated Press


  • US demands wholesale changes in Iran policies post-nuke deal
    US demands wholesale changes in Iran policies post-nuke deal

    The Trump administration on Monday demanded that Iran make wholesale changes in its military and regional policies or face “the strongest sanctions in history,” as it sought to turn up heat on Tehran after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal.

  • US anti-ISIS office gets reprieve as Syria pullout accelerates
    US anti-ISIS office gets reprieve as Syria pullout accelerates

    The State Department unit overseeing the fight against the Islamic State group will stay in business for at least six more months, reversing an administration plan for the unit’s imminent downgrade even as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a speedy U.S. exit from Syria.

  • Trump and Kim to hold summit June 12 in Singapore
    Trump and Kim to hold summit June 12 in Singapore

    President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, Trump announced Thursday, hours after suggesting that the release of three Americans held in the North heralded a potential breakthrough toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

  • Americans were freed 1 hour before flight out of Pyongyang
    Americans were freed 1 hour before flight out of Pyongyang

    After months of anticipation and drama, the release of three American detainees by North Korea played out amid high-stakes diplomacy and was only sealed about an hour before the U.S. secretary of state was wheels-up from Pyongyang.

  • Pompeo arrives in North Korea to finalize Trump-Kim summit
    Pompeo arrives in North Korea to finalize Trump-Kim summit

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in North Korea on Wednesday to finalize details of a historic summit planned between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

  • Pompeo dives into NATO diplomacy as allies confront Russia
    Pompeo dives into NATO diplomacy as allies confront Russia

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked Russia on Friday for what he called aggression beyond its borders, and vowed to restore relevance to a badly demoralized State Department in his new role as the top American diplomat.

  • Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute
    Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs.

  • White House says Russia sanctions still under consideration
    White House says Russia sanctions still under consideration

    The White House scrambled Monday to walk back U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s weekend announcement that new economic sanctions against Russia are imminent, but stressed the penalties are still being considered.

  • Trump wants out of Syria, but don’t say ‘timeline’
    Trump wants out of Syria, but don’t say ‘timeline’

    President Donald Trump has spoken: He wants U.S. troops and civilians out of Syria by the fall. But don’t call it a “timeline.”

  • In private, Trump has mused about Syria pullout for weeks
    In private, Trump has mused about Syria pullout for weeks

    President Donald Trump’s unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria “very soon,” while at odds with his own policy, was not a one-off.