United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will travel to Vienna and consult with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, a U.S official announced on Wednesday. Under the Corker-Cardin legislation, the president must certify Iran’s compliance with the deal every 90 days....

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The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany warned Wednesday that Iran’s recent satellite launch was “threatening and provocative,” and defied a United Nations Security Council resolution on the use of missiles. In a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres, ambassadors from the European nations and the U.S. charged that Iran’s launch last week of a...

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Iran is claiming that recent sanctions imposed on its ballistic missile program by the United States violate the 2015 nuclear deal, even though the administration of former President Barack Obama repeatedly stressed that the accord only freed Iran from nuclear-related sanctions, Reuters reported Tuesday. “Iran’s JCPOA supervisory body assessed the new U.S. sanctions...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is refusing demands from the White House to stop incitement over the Temple Mount and call for an end to protests, Haaretz reported Thursday. U.S. officials urged the PA to de-escalate tensions, citing Israeli efforts to defuse the situation in the wake of a July 14 terror attack...

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Israel, PA Sign Cooperation Agreements Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed two U.S.-mediated deals this week, both of which should improve the quality of life of Palestinians. Israeli and Palestinian officials on Monday signed one of the agreements at a ceremony inaugurating the PA’s first-ever electricity substation. While Israel will, for now, continue...

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Jason Greenblatt, the White House’s special envoy for international negotiations, announced on Thursday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached a landmark, U.S.-mediated water agreement. Though Greenblatt presented the agreement in the context of a planned canal extending from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, he focused on the...

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The White House is considering convening a summit with traditional Arab allies who recently severed relations with Qatar over its support of terrorism and ties to Iran, Fox News reported Friday. The White House is reportedly seeking to settle the dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and five other Arab nations by hosting...

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The Palestinian Authority has accused the U.S. delegation of being mouthpieces for the Israel government and refused Washington’s watered-down demand to stop paying salaries to Palestinian terrorists, The Times of Israel reported Friday. Jared Kushner, senior presidential adviser and Trump’s chief Middle East negotiator, met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with top envoys of the Trump administration, including the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner, who are in the Middle East to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Ynet reported. The meeting lasted for over two hours and included...

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A United States F-15 shot down an Iranian-made drone in southeastern Syria as the craft approached American-backed forces, U.S. officials revealed on Tuesday. According to a statement released by the U.S.-led coalition confirming the incident, the drone was carrying weapons and was shot down on Monday “after it displayed hostile intent...

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