Biden adviser: Iran, Afghanistan, China are key areas of focus
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden adviser: Iran, Afghanistan, China are key areas of focus

Al Jazeera  

New national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, details some of the post-Trump foreign policy priorities for Biden US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, says dealing with China, Afghanistan and Iran are key early priorities for the new administration. ‘Hard look’ at Taliban agreement Sullivan discussed the May 1 deadline to withdraw the remaining US forces in Afghanistan under the deal, stating they are “taking a hard look” at how the Taliban is complying with its agreement with the US before deciding how to proceed. “Without them meeting their commitments to renounce terrorism and to stop the violent attacks on the Afghan National Security Forces … it is very hard to see a specific way forward for the negotiated settlement, but we’re still committed to that,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday. “We don’t have entirely aligned perspectives on every one of these issues … I think China is right at the top of the list of things that we’ve got to work together on and where there is work to do to get fully aligned.” The Biden administration, which took office on January 20, has indicated it will continue the tough approach to China pursued by Trump but wants Beijing’s cooperation on policy priorities such as climate change. Biden’s administration issued a strong statement in support of Taiwan amid stepped-up Chinese military activity near the island, stressing the US commitment to Taipei is “rock solid”.

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Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon: White House's Sullivan
1 day, 19 hours ago

Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon: White House's Sullivan

The Hindu  

The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that he was briefing President-elect Donald Trump's team on the risk. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, but it has expanded uranium enrichment since Trump, in his 2017-2021 presidential term, pulled out of a …

Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says

Al Jazeera  

UN nuclear watchdog’s report comes as Iran prepares to hold talks with European nations over its nuclear programme. Iran willing to ‘resolve doubts’ about its atomic programme with IAEA Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to install more than 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said. During his first term, …

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting

NPR  

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting toggle caption Leah Millis/Pool/AFP LIMA, Peru — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday agreed that any decision to use nuclear weapons should be controlled by humans, not by artificial intelligence. But Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that …

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge
8 months ago

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China ties at a critical point over numerous global disputes. Here’s a look at some of the key issues Blinken is expected to bring up on the trip: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR The Biden administration has grown increasingly …

Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
8 months ago

Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war. The restrained action came after Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to temper its response to Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel last …

Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?
8 months, 1 week ago

Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?

Politico  

The Islamist regime in Tehran is, by many measures, at the root of much of the destabilization across the Middle East and more of a threat to U.S. interests than ever before. So when policy wonks use words like “containment,” “de-escalation,” “deterrence” and “risk management” to describe Biden’s approach to Iran, I hear only tactics, not strategies. There’s no question …

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions. The Iranian leader added: “We have not left the table of negotiations.” Raisi said the American withdrawal from the 2015 …

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms
1 year, 3 months ago

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms

Al Jazeera  

Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death. “As we approach one year since Mahsa Amini’s tragic and senseless death in the custody of Iran’s so-called ‘Morality Police,’ we recall that the movement of men and women across Iran … was met with horrific violence,” US Treasury official Brian Nelson said in a …

Joe Biden launches bid to ease tensions with Iran ahead of 2024 elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Joe Biden launches bid to ease tensions with Iran ahead of 2024 elections

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has launched a campaign to de-escalate tensions with Iran as he seeks a Middle East foreign policy win ahead of US elections next year. President Biden is also said to be seeking concessions from Iran on nuclear enrichment and may pause the introduction of fresh sanctions on Tehran, in what some officials have described as an “interim deal” …

US ‘deterrence’ approach to Iran has not changed, Blinken says
1 year, 4 months ago

US ‘deterrence’ approach to Iran has not changed, Blinken says

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat says moving detained Americans to house arrest in Iran is ‘positive’ sign, but major issues remain. Washington, DC – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States’s policy of deterrence against Iran has not changed despite signs of a looming prisoner swap between the two countries. Blinken told reporters on Tuesday that Iran’s decision to …

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security

The Diplomat  

This fall, the Biden administration released four important policy document reviews, providing a fresh insight into the United States’ strategic thinking. Two weeks later, on October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense jointly released the unclassified versions of three other much-anticipated policy documents: the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review, and the Missile Defense Review. A rethink of China-U.S. …

Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan
2 years ago

Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan

Al Jazeera  

Communication lines will be kept open despite worsening relations, but there has been no sign of serious progress toward an agreement. Tehran, Iran – The top foreign policy representatives of Iran and the European Union have signalled that efforts to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal will continue, after they held a meeting in Jordan. Necessary meeting w Iranian FM …

Nuclear watchdog says Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility
2 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear watchdog says Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility

CNN  

CNN — Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday, bringing the country closer to weapons grade material. “Iran had started producing high enriched uranium – UF6 enriched up to 60% - using the existing two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges in …

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia even as it stressed that domestic investments are key to helping the U.S. compete in the critical decade ahead. “Likewise, to advance shared prosperity domestically and to uphold the rights of all Americans, we must proactively shape …

US President Joe Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs | EXPLAINED
2 years, 2 months ago

US President Joe Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia even as it stressed that domestic investments are key to helping the US compete in the critical decade ahead. “Likewise, to advance shared prosperity domestically and to uphold the rights of all Americans, we must proactively shape the international …

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests. He’s praised the “brave women of Iran” for demanding basic rights and signaled that he’ll announce more sanctions against those responsible for violence against protesters in the coming days. And while the Biden administration says it is dedicated to standing by the …

US to impose additional ‘costs’ on Iran amid protests, Biden says
2 years, 2 months ago

US to impose additional ‘costs’ on Iran amid protests, Biden says

Al Jazeera  

US president says he is ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of crackdown on protests in Iran over death of Mahsa Amini. The ongoing protests in Iran were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested in mid-September by the country’s so-called morality police for wearing “unsuitable attire” in the capital. Last week, Washington sanctioned Iran’s “morality police”, as well …

Biden administration imposes new sanctions on those involved in evading Iran sanctions
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration imposes new sanctions on those involved in evading Iran sanctions

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on multiple entities involved in evading sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemicals, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement. The new sanctions come as efforts to restore the Iran nuclear deal have once again stalled, and as the United States remains “concerned about a wide range of Iranian policies, …

US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters
2 years, 3 months ago

US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The Biden administration has issued a license to relax sanctions on internet services in Iran, saying the move aims to “support the free flow of information” for Iranians amid widespread anti-government protests. “As courageous Iranians take to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, the United States is redoubling its support for the free flow …

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the international body with its war in Ukraine as he summoned nations around the globe to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance. Delivering a forceful condemnation of Russia’s seven-month invasion, Biden said reports of Russian abuses against …

Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran

Al Jazeera  

There was no mention of disagreement over the looming revival of the Iran nuclear deal in US and Israeli statements describing the call. US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid have re-emphasised a joint commitment against allowing Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, as Washington and Tehran push to revive a 2015 nuclear deal. “Prime Minister Lapid …

Biden administration responds to Iran’s offer on nuke deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden administration responds to Iran’s offer on nuke deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday responded to Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018. The latest EU proposal does not include Tehran’s demand that the U.S. …

Biden administration responds to Iran's offer on nuke deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden administration responds to Iran's offer on nuke deal

The Independent  

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Biden could ease pressure on Iran to rescue defunct nuclear deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden could ease pressure on Iran to rescue defunct nuclear deal

Daily Mail  

Leaked details of negotiations with Iran suggest that the Biden administration is prepared to make significant concessions to revive the defunct nuclear deal -- even as shocking Iranian-inspired murder plots including an attack on Salman Rushdie unfold on US soil. Leaked details of negotiations with Iran suggest that the Biden administration could be prepared to make significant concessions to revive …

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s growing nuclear program, saying he’d be willing to use force as a “last resort.” The president’s comments came in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 taped before he left Washington …

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens West Asia visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens West Asia visit

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to West Asia since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s growing nuclear program, saying he would be willing to use force “as a last resort.” The President’s comments came in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 taped before he left Washington and …

US willing to kill Iran deal to keep IRGC on ‘terror’ list: Biden
2 years, 5 months ago

US willing to kill Iran deal to keep IRGC on ‘terror’ list: Biden

Al Jazeera  

US president tells Israeli television he would use force as ‘last resort’ to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapon. President Joe Biden has pledged to keep Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the US “terrorism” list even if it leads to the demise of the nuclear deal with Tehran. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 – pre-taped in Washington …

Iran says it’s ready for new talks with US on nuclear deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran says it’s ready for new talks with US on nuclear deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iran said Thursday it is ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the last hurdles to revive its tattered 2015 nuclear deal with major powers amid a growing crisis over the country’s atomic program. Yet Ravanchi described the Qatar talks as “serious and positive.” He said Iran will contact the European Union coordinators …

Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea

Al Jazeera  

Jake Sullivan told Yang Jiechi that Washington and Beijing can cooperate on North Korea issue, senior US official says. US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser has raised concerns with China’s top diplomat over Beijing’s veto of a United States-led push at the United Nations to impose more sanctions on North Korea, a senior US official said. “Jake raised concerns, …

Envoy: Iran nuclear deal looks ‘tenuous’ but worth seeking
2 years, 6 months ago

Envoy: Iran nuclear deal looks ‘tenuous’ but worth seeking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top negotiator for Iran nuclear talks made the case to lawmakers Wednesday for sticking with what may be a last try for a deal reimposing limits on Iran’s nuclear development, despite Iran closing in on completing a bomb-capable nuclear program. Rob Malley, President Joe Biden’s envoy to negotiations aimed at getting the U.S. and Iran …

US official defends Iran deal but says return ‘tenuous at best’
2 years, 6 months ago

US official defends Iran deal but says return ‘tenuous at best’

Al Jazeera  

US envoy for Iran tells lawmakers if Iran wants IRGC ‘terror’ label removed, it must offer non-nuclear concessions. Washington, DC – Robert Malley, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Iran, has defended Washington’s efforts to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, but he acknowledged that prospects of restoring the agreement are “tenuous at best”. “I welcome the …

Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal
2 years, 8 months ago

Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday sought to reassure a wary Israel and its Gulf Arab allies that the Biden administration is committed to their security ahead of the possible renewal of global powers’ international nuclear deal with Iran. Although Iran has since raced ahead with its nuclear program, Israel and Gulf Arab countries are deeply …

Blinken: Nuclear deal the best way to cap Iran nuclear activity
2 years, 8 months ago

Blinken: Nuclear deal the best way to cap Iran nuclear activity

Al Jazeera  

Secretary of state says the US and Israel are ‘committed’ to preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he backs the deal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington will work together with Israel to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, as the two close allies acknowledged differences over negotiations with Tehran. Blinken made the comments in …

Biden, Xi discuss how to ‘align’ stances on Iran nuclear issue
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden, Xi discuss how to ‘align’ stances on Iran nuclear issue

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about how to harmonise their positions in the resumption of negotiations with Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, a top US official said on Tuesday. Biden, speaking in New Hampshire on Tuesday, said he and Xi had a “good meeting”, and the US and China have a lot …

US envoy visiting Middle East allies ahead of Iran nuclear talks
3 years, 1 month ago

US envoy visiting Middle East allies ahead of Iran nuclear talks

Al Jazeera  

Robert Malley will coordinate approach to Iran with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Bahrain, State Department says. Robert Malley, the United States’s special envoy for Iran, is travelling to the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain ahead of crucial nuclear talks with Tehran set for the end of the month. Last week, dozens of progressive US organisations called …

Biden, Trio Of European Allies Discuss Iran Nuclear Program
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden, Trio Of European Allies Discuss Iran Nuclear Program

Huff Post  

ROME — As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden huddled Saturday with European allies to talk through strategy as they press for a diplomatic resolution — and to plan for the possibility Iran declines to return to the negotiating table. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the meeting w would feature the leaders “all singing from …

US seeking ‘united front’ with Europe on Iran: top Biden aide
3 years, 1 month ago

US seeking ‘united front’ with Europe on Iran: top Biden aide

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden will seek a “united front” with Europe on Iran policy as he travels across the Atlantic to attend two major summits in Rome and Glasgow later this week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday about Biden’s upcoming trip, Sullivan said Biden will hold talks on Iran with partners from …

US calls for ‘imminent’ return to nuclear talks with Iran
3 years, 2 months ago

US calls for ‘imminent’ return to nuclear talks with Iran

Al Jazeera  

State Department spokesperson says US is ‘willing and able’ to resume negotiations as soon as Iran agrees. The Biden administration has called for an “imminent” return to talks in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal, but said a resumption of the negotiations is “hinging on the Iranians”. Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Iran would return to …

Iran nuclear deal: What’s next for the JCPOA?
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran nuclear deal: What’s next for the JCPOA?

Al Jazeera  

With a conservative government in Iran and Biden touting ‘other options’, restoring JCPOA will be difficult, analysts say. Joe Biden himself – even though he did promise a return to the JCPOA – it doesn’t seem like he’s willing to spend the political capital that is required for this return.” Iran says all sanctions must go As a candidate, Biden …

Biden, Bennett to discuss Iran’s ‘out of the box’ nuclear program
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden, Bennett to discuss Iran’s ‘out of the box’ nuclear program

Al Jazeera  

US official says Washington is committed to diplomacy but has ‘other avenues to pursue’ with Iran. President Joe Biden will tell Israel’s Naftali Bennett that the US is looking to roll back Iran’s nuclear programme through diplomacy but also has “other avenues to pursue”, a senior US official told reporters ahead of the two leaders’ meeting. Bennett, who is meeting …

Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office
3 years, 4 months ago

Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office

CNN  

Washington CNN — Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear deal as the country’s new hardline president takes office and its nuclear program continues to accelerate, national security and intelligence officials familiar with the negotiations told CNN. “At some point, the gains achieved by the JCPOA cannot be fully recovered by a return to the …

Standing up to the US on the Iran deal is not an option
3 years, 5 months ago

Standing up to the US on the Iran deal is not an option

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden’s expected signature on an amended nuclear agreement with Iran puts Israel’s new government before a strategic dilemma. He is breathing down the necks of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Lapid, whom he accused of damaging Israel’s security interests by pledging to give the US advance warning of any military action against Iran. “If there were …

Biden tells Israel president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden tells Israel president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday amid a major shakeup in Israeli politics and growing angst in Tel Aviv over the U.S. administration’s effort to reenter the Iran nuclear deal. The meeting with Rivlin, who is making his …

Why the U.S. Keeps Bombing the Middle East
54 years, 11 months ago

Why the U.S. Keeps Bombing the Middle East

Slate  

And so we’re back at it again. A Pentagon spokesman justified the most recent U.S. airstrikes as “necessary, appropriate, and deliberate action designed to limit the risk of escalation—but also to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message.” This may be true, but similar statements have followed similar strikes for years, even decades; yet counterattacks nonetheless follow, and so it’s …

Biden Says Iranian Enrichment To 60% Unhelpful, But Glad About Talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Says Iranian Enrichment To 60% Unhelpful, But Glad About Talks

News 18  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60% purity unhelpful but said he is pleased Tehran is still in indirect talks with Washington about both countries resuming compliance with the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. “We do not support and do not think it’s at all helpful that Iran is saying it’s going to move to …

On Iran nuclear deal, Biden faces more distrust in Tehran and sharpened knives in Washington
3 years, 8 months ago

On Iran nuclear deal, Biden faces more distrust in Tehran and sharpened knives in Washington

LA Times  

A satellite image from October shows construction at Iran’s Natanz facility. With the first serious efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal unfolding this week, President Biden faces an increasingly urgent dilemma: He can go slow, risking war and a collapse of talks, or move fast, even if it means a possibly flawed deal that damages his ambitious domestic agenda. …

Biden Administration Lauds Talks on Readmitting US to Iran Nuke Deal
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Lauds Talks on Readmitting US to Iran Nuke Deal

News 18  

The Biden administration on Thursday welcomed a European Union announcement that the participants in the Iran nuclear deal will meet this week to discuss a possible return of the United States to the 2015 accord. Fridays virtual meeting of officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and Iran comes as the U.S. is exploring ways to rejoin the deal that …

US, Israel hold talks on Iran nuclear diplomacy, security threats
3 years, 9 months ago

US, Israel hold talks on Iran nuclear diplomacy, security threats

Al Jazeera  

Bilateral talks come as Biden seeks to restore the 2015 UN-backed Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump. “It’s vital to the president, to the administration that as we are looking ahead to approaching diplomacy and moving toward a diplomatic track to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon” that Israel be briefed on the plans, White House Press Secretary Jen …

Blinken says China presents top challenge to US foreign policy
3 years, 9 months ago

Blinken says China presents top challenge to US foreign policy

Al Jazeera  

The US secretary of state cites ‘hard lessons learned’ from Middle East interventions and says Russia, Iran and North Korea pose ‘serious challenges’. Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the new Biden administration’s strategic vision for the US foreign policy and identified China as the top geopolitical challenge facing the United States. In a wide-ranging speech in Washington, DC on …

Biden to lay out his foreign policy at G-7, Munich summit
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden to lay out his foreign policy at G-7, Munich summit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In advance of Biden's virtual appearances at a G-7 meeting and the Munich Security …

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