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Blinken calls for more ‘normalization’ of ties with Israel as he celebrates Trump-brokered Abraham Accords

Speaking at a virtual meeting on Friday with his counterparts from Israel, Bahrain, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

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Citing China’s ‘economic coercion’, Blinken says Australia to host US military aircraft & nuclear-powered subs under AUKUS treaty

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the recently-unveiled AUKUS treaty as a sign of “the country’s shared commitment to…

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Blinken denies giving Taliban lists of Americans and Afghan allies, but then says US turned over names for busloads of evacuees

Asked by NBC News host Chuck Todd on Sunday how the administration could be sure that lists of people the…

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‘Does the president know? – It’s an emotional time!’: Blinken ridiculed for DODGING question on Joe Biden’s awareness

According to Biden’s public statements, the US withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan is going about as well as can be…

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Blinken vows ‘collective response’ to tanker attack pinned on Iran, as Tehran warns Washington against any ‘adventures’

The top US diplomat once again blamed Iran for the incident, arguing that it “follows a pattern of similar attacks…

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Blinken says nuclear deal negotiations with Iran ‘cannot go on indefinitely’ as indirect talks drag

During a news conference in Kuwait on Thursday, Blinken expressed dissatisfaction at the lack of resolution over negotiations on Iran’s…

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SWASTIKA in State Department elevator prompts condemnations from Blinken, Israel

“Unfortunately, late yesterday a swastika was found carved in an elevator in our building here, at the State Department,” Deputy…

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‘Grievous mistake’ for Cuba to think US caused demonstrations, Blinken warns as Biden backs ‘remarkable’ protesters

Havana has blamed the US for the protests that erupted across dozens of Cuban cities on Sunday. President Miguel Diaz-Canel…

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Blinken says US airstrikes on Iraq & Syria send ‘clear’ message to Iran-backed militias

The US conducted airstrikes on Sunday against what the Pentagon said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria…

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Blinken claims Iran’s nuclear bomb ‘breakout time’ may soon be a ‘matter of weeks’, with talks held hostage to US sanctions

Speaking to lawmakers during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Monday, Blinken said that despite ongoing discussions in Vienna…

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