Posts Tagged: US Israel
US Drafted Memo Condemning UK Over West Bank Sanctions. It Was Never Released.
In early September, US officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared a draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France, and Canada to block...
Trump Says Iran Deal Is ‘All Signed,’ Details Remain Unclear
US President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States...
Gulf Tensions Escalate as Iran Hits Kuwait, US Strikes Near Hormuz
Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the US military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy to halt...
US May Ask Israel to Put Palestinian Tax Money Toward Trump’s Gaza Plan, Sources Say
The US is considering asking Israel to give some tax money it is withholding from the Palestinian Authority to Donald Trump's Board of Peace to fund the US president's post-war plan for Gaza, five sources familiar...
America’s Real ‘Special Relationship’ When the Pageantry Is Stripped Away
King Charles came to Washington this week to renew an old claim: that Britain remains America's closest friend, joined by history, language, culture, and long...
US Legal Adviser Says Iran War Justified by Tehran’s ‘Aggression’ Over Decades
The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign...
Iran Parrots Isolationist Right-Wingers Opposing US-Israel Strikes as Trump Denounces Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly
US President Donald Trump's decision to launch joint military strikes on Iran with Israel has provoked an epic fury of opposition from parts of his...
US to Offer Passport Services in West Bank Settlement for First Time
The US will provide on-site passport services this week in a settlement in the West Bank, marking the first time American consular officials have offered such services to Israeli settlers in the territory, US officials said on Tuesday. Much...
US Envoy Witkoff Meets With Israel’s Netanyahu Amid Revived Iran Nuclear Talks
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Israel on Tuesday and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials amid efforts to revive diplomacy...
Beijing Tells Chinese Firms to Stop Using US and Israeli Cybersecurity Software, Sources Say
Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a dozen firms from the US and Israel due to national security concerns, two people briefed...
Anti-Israel Congressional Candidate Michael Blake Has Deep Ties to Defense Contractor, Despite Campaign Rhetoric
Although Democratic congressional candidate Michael Blake has made opposition to US military spending and Israel's war in Gaza a centerpiece of his insurgent left-wing campaign...
US Defends Israel’s Right to Recognize Somaliland, Likens Move to Palestinian State Recognition
The United States has defended Israel's decision to recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland amid international backlash, comparing the move to the recognition of a...
Trump Warns Iran of Possible Strike, Urges Hamas to Disarm After Meeting Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States could support another major strike on Iran were it to resume rebuilding its ballistic missile...
Trump, Netanyahu Meet in Florida to Discuss Iran, Next Phase of Gaza Plan
US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday for talks on breaking a deadlock over the Gaza ceasefire and addressing Israeli concerns about Iran and Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. Speaking...
