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US President Donald Trump, right, gets into a heated exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, center, during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP)
November 14, 2018, 10:20 pm
Fox and other media friends back CNN over White House access
Trump administration claims ‘broad discretion’ to restrict admission to the president with lawyers arguing the US leader could choose to never hold another press briefing again
By Rob Lever
Matthew Whitaker at the Department of Justice’s Kennedy building, August 29, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
November 14, 2018, 9:18 pm
Justice Department says Trump attorney general appointment is legal
Opinion says conflicting laws give the president room to appoint an unconfirmed official, notes manner of Matthew Whitaker’s designation has many precedents over past 200 years
By AFP
In this July 2, 2012, photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in the background (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
November 12, 2018, 1:32 pm
Iranian official says military ready to protect oil tankers from ‘any threats’
Commander declares efforts to isolate Tehran by choking off oil and shipping industries ‘not acceptable’ after US warns ports and insurance companies not to work with Iranian ships
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
From the WebNovember 9, 2018, 9:59 am
US sources say Khashoggi’s killing impedes efforts for anti-Iran Arab alliance
Saudi Arabia is central to DC’s plans for Middle East Strategic Alliance, but with recent controversy the crown prince’s involvement is ‘not palatable,’ officials tell Reuters
In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump speaks with White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner as he departs after a reception in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP /Alex Brandon)
November 8, 2018, 8:01 am
Democrat-run House may put Trump, Kushner business ties abroad under microscope
First family’s international dealings in Mideast and elsewhere — and how they may affect administration policy — are potential targets for investigation
By Tim Sullivan and Angela Charlton
In this photo from July 13, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
November 7, 2018, 10:04 pm
Jeff Sessions forced out as US attorney general by Trump
‘At your request, I am submitting my resignation,’ AG writes in letter to president hours after midterm elections, following criticism over his recusal from Russia meddling probe
By Eric Tucker and MICHAEL BALSAMO
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, November 7, 2018. (Evan Vucci/AP)
November 7, 2018, 9:06 pm
With newly split congress, Trump urges Republicans, Democrats to ‘work together’
US president praises Democratic leader and likely next speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi; hopes for cooperation on economic growth, infrastructure, trade
By Agencies
Screen capture from video of producer Jason Blum speaking at the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, November 6, 2018. (YouTube)
November 7, 2018, 6:03 pm
Jewish producer booed off LA Israeli film festival stage for anti-Trump remarks
Jason Blum tells audience at Adelson-sponsored event that US president is responsible for rise in anti-Semitism
By JTA
A voter casts his ballot in the midterm election at the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 6, 2018. (Angela Weiss / AFP)
November 6, 2018, 4:24 pm
Blue wave or red tide? Americans start voting in midterm verdict on Trump
With control of Congress at stake, voters take to the polls to render their verdict on their president’s tumultuous two years in office
By Sebastian Smith
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends the parliamentary group meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on November 6, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP)
November 6, 2018, 2:55 pm
Erdogan: US Iran sanctions are aimed at ‘upsetting global balance’
Turkish president and foreign minister criticize re-imposition of trade embargoes lifted under 2015 nuclear deal as unilateral, unwise and dangerous
By AFP
Transportation and Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, center, in Oman, November 5, 2018. (courtesy)
November 5, 2018, 9:35 pm
US envoy cheers minister’s visit to Oman as sign of warming ties
Israel Katz, in Oman to present his ‘Tracks for Regional Peace’ initiative, says US public backing marks a ‘dramatic development that may influence many countries in the region’
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump, left, on July 22, 2018, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on February 6, 2018. (AP Photo)
November 5, 2018, 10:40 am
Iran holds military drill, president warns of war situation, as sanctions resume
Defiant Rouhani claims ‘Iran is able to sell its oil and it will sell,’ rejects prospect of mediation with Washington
By Agencies
A woman walks past a currency exchange shop in the Iranian capital Tehran's grand bazar on November 3, 2018. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
November 4, 2018, 6:41 am
Iranians reel from renewed US sanctions feted by Israel
Many fear, while some hope, that Tehran’s spiraling economy could tank as Trump reimposes ‘crippling’ oil, shipping and financial embargoes
By AFP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 26, 2018 in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
November 3, 2018, 8:19 pm
PM praises Trump for Iran sanctions renewal: ‘We’re already seeing results’
Netanyahu says the Iranian regime ‘that endangers the entire world’ is suffering from US quitting nuclear deal
By TOI staff and Agencies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to thousands of members of the Basij paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in their gathering at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
November 3, 2018, 12:50 pm
Iran’s Khamenei: Trump has ‘disgraced’ US prestige
Lashing out at Washington days before sanctions to be reimposed, supreme leader says America is in decline and will be the ultimate loser against Islamic republic
By Agencies
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