The reversal comes amid a United Nations Security Council split over whether to restore international sanctions against Iran’s economy — and demolish a 2015 accord that limits its nuclear program.
Author: Lara Jakes
U.S. Heads to United Nations to Demand ‘Snapback’ of Sanctions Against Iran
Without European support, it is not clear how the United States alone would enforce U.N. sanctions to punish Iran for violating the 2015 nuclear deal that world powers are trying to save.
State Department Bars Chinese Officials Who Restrict Access to Tibet
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said international access to Tibet was a matter of regional and environmental security. He did not say how many Chinese officials were being blocked from the U.S.
Despite Big Promises, U.S. Has Delivered Limited Aid in Global Virus Response
The State Department and U.S.A.I.D. have spent a fraction of the humanitarian assistance that Congress approved in March to help curb the coronavirus.
U.S. Urges Afghanistan to Stay the Course With Peace Deal as Violence Resurges
The chief American negotiator is scrambling to keep a tentative peace deal intact as violence inflames tensions between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
U.S. Sends Funds to Needy Nations to Fight the Virus, but Maybe Not for Masks
The Trump administration is working to secure masks, plastic gloves and other protective medical equipment for Americans first as the pandemic sweeps around the world.
U.S. Counts on Global Crises to Press Again for Power Shift in Venezuela
Yet there is no indication Nicolás Maduro will step down, despite little assistance to confront the coronavirus and losing an economic lifeline during an oil spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
U.N. Issues $2 Billion Appeal to Combat Virus and Urges Aid for Other Crises
Without continued humanitarian assistance, the U.N. warned, crisis areas will be unable to contain the coronavirus, potentially killing millions of people.
As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Diplomats Are Left to Fill Uncertain Mission
The future role of the American Embassy in Kabul is tied to the fate of the peace process and a military withdrawal, even as violence continues.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Company Supporting Venezuela’s Leader
The penalties seek to pressure President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela to give up power, nearly two years after he was re-elected in a widely disputed vote.