US, Qatar agree to prevent Iran from tapping previously frozen $6 billion fund Thursday, October 12 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. and Qatar have reached an agreement to prevent Iran from accessing $6 billion recently unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap, the deputy treasury secretary told lawmakers on Thursday, sources confirmed to ABC News.Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats... Read More.
Did Iran direct the Hamas attacks on Israel? Both US and Israel say no hard evidence Tuesday, October 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With its barrage of coordinated attacks against Israel over the weekend, Hamas shocked much of the world on a variety of levels -- the horrific images of violence against civilians, the lack of warning from intelligence communities, and the sheer scope and... Read More.
New US report alleges religious freedom violations in China, Iran, India Monday, May 15 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department's latest survey of religious freedom around the world shows that conditions in some of the most oppressive nations around the world are growing even more dire as well as new, troubling trends, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on... Read More.
World Cup live updates: US defeats Iran to advance to knockout round Tuesday, November 29 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After years of controversy around its location, the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar.There have been allegations of payoffs to FIFA members to earn the bid, criticism of Qatar's laws against women and LGBTQ individuals, the deaths of migrants used... Read More.
World Cup live updates: US team looks past Iran controversy to must-win match Tuesday, November 29 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After years of controversy around its location, the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar.There have been allegations of payoffs to FIFA members to earn the bid, criticism of Qatar's laws against women and LGBTQ individuals, the deaths of migrants used... Read More.
World Cup live updates: US ties with England, must win against Iran to continue Friday, November 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After years of controversy around its location, the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar.There have been allegations of payoffs to FIFA members to earn the bid, criticism of Qatar's laws against women and LGBTQ individuals, the deaths of migrants used... Read More.
GOP lawmakers seek to codify Trump’s Iran sanctions amid ongoing nuclear talks Wednesday, September 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A new bill from a pair of Republican lawmakers would prevent the Biden administration from lifting key sanctions on Iran over the country's alleged support of efforts to assassinate high-profile Americans and critics on U.S. soil.The bill, set to be introduced Wednesday... Read More.
Biden embraces Trump accords, but struggles with his withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal amid growing threat Thursday, October 14 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- There have been major differences between the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden on foreign policy -- not least over the Iran nuclear deal, with Biden officials blaming Trump's withdrawal for bringing Iran closer to a nuclear weapon today than before.But... Read More.
US to ‘keep our eye on the ball’ in nuclear talks after Iran election: Sullivan Sunday, June 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of Iran's presidential election, where ally of the country's supreme leader, the conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, emerged as the new president-elect, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States is staying the course on negotiations to... Read More.
No body, no burial, no peace for Iran hostage Bob Levinson’s family Thursday, March 11 by ABC NewsBy JAMES GORDON MEEK and CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- This week marked 14 years since retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson vanished almost without a trace on Iran's Kish Island, and one year since his family finally accepted U.S. assessments... Read More.
