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In this February 7, 2019 file photo, from left, National Security Adviser John Bolton, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and US President Donald Trump, speaks before Trump signs a National Security Presidential Memorandum to launch the "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 27, 2025, 3:17 pm
Trump urged to rethink nixing security for US ex-officials under threat from Iran
Chair of US Senate Intelligence Committee Cotton encourages US president to revisit decision to remove security details for John Bolton, Mike Pompeo and Brian Hook
By Thomas Beaumont
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 23, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
January 23, 2025, 11:26 pm
Trump says ‘would be nice’ to solve Iranian nuclear crisis without Israeli strikes
US president reportedly set to tap Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff as Iran point man, signaling turn away from ‘maximum pressure’ policy of 1st term: ‘Certainly somebody I would use’
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and AP
US president Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, September 15, 2020. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon, File)
November 8, 2024, 1:25 am
Ex-envoy says Trump aims to weaken Iran, ‘deal of the century’ likely back on table
Brian Hook, who will reportedly lead Trump’s transition at State Dept., accuses Biden administration of ‘appeasing and accommodating’ Iran, leading to ‘failure of deterrence’
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo addresses an audience at a periodic 'Politics and Eggs' gathering at Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
November 14, 2022, 11:41 pm
State Department says Pompeo, top aide Hook still under Iranian threat
US Congress noted that former secretary of state and special representative for Iran should continue to get government protection, due to ‘serious and credible’ danger
By Matthew Lee
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the UN Security Council, with US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft, left, and US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, right, at the United Nations, August 20, 2020. (Mike Segar/Pool via AP)
August 22, 2020, 2:53 am
US claims countdown to restoring Iran sanctions underway, dismissing opposition
White House claims ‘legal right’ to reimposing UN restrictions on Tehran, to take effect in 30-days, as both allies and foes call move illegal, doomed to failure
By Edith M. Lederer and Matthew Lee
(From L-R) UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, US UN Ambassador Kelly Craft, US Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meet in New York on August 21, 2020. (Ronny Przysucha/Israeli UN Mission)
August 21, 2020, 10:54 pm
Erdan meets with Pompeo, thanks him for push to reimpose Iran sanctions
Israel’s new UN envoy praises Washington-brokered UAE normalization deal, calls for altering UNIFIL mandate; meeting joined by US ambassador to UN and special envoy on Iran
By Jacob Magid
Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, speaks at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, on November 29, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/ AP)
August 6, 2020, 10:12 pm
Trump’s Iran point man Hook quits as US pushes arms embargo
Brian Hook’s departure comes as Washington fights a losing battle to get UN Security Council members behind new weapons limitations; he’ll be replaced by Elliott Abrams
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, attends a press briefing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, June 30, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)
July 1, 2020, 2:37 am
US envoy: Military action against Iranian nuclear program ‘always on the table’
Brian Hook, US pointman on Iran, says Trump willing to use force to prevent Tehran acquiring nukes; downplays fears annexation could harm Israel’s ties with Arab states
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Brian Hook, US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State, in Jerusalem on June 30, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 30, 2020, 8:36 pm
Netanyahu shakes hands with US official, violating virus rules
PM says he got ‘swept away by the strength of our friendship,’ cleans hands in front of cameras along with Brian Hook
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook in Jerusalem on June 30, 2020. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
June 30, 2020, 1:49 pm
As US seeks Iran arms embargo, Netanyahu urges broader ‘snapback’ sanctions
In Jerusalem meeting with Brian Hook, the US pointman on Iran, PM warns Tehran is continuing its nuclear weapons work
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House, June 26, 2020, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
June 29, 2020, 11:41 pm
Interpol rejects Iran’s request for arrest warrant on Trump
After Tehran prosecutor says US president, others wanted for January killing of Iranian general, international police organization says it is forbidden from political activity
By AP and ToI Staff
Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, speaks at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, on November 29, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/ AP)
June 28, 2020, 3:21 pm
US special representative calls for Iran arms embargo renewal
Brian Hook says world should ignore Tehran’s ‘mafia tactics’ of threatening retaliation if UN restrictions, set to expire in October, are continued
By Jon Gambrell
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a high level political forum on sustainable development on July 17, 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
June 6, 2020, 2:06 am
Iran FM throws ball back in Trump’s court on nuclear deal
After US leader hails successful prisoner swap as sign diplomacy can work, Zarif says it’s up to the president to fix the broken international accord
By AFP
Emirati Ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba at an event with then-US House speaker Paul Ryan, at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 25, 2018. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
February 5, 2020, 5:22 am
Israeli, UAE officials reportedly met in secret in US to discuss countering Iran
National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, Emirati envoy to DC said to have held talks at White House in December on Tehran, non-aggression pact between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kilometers southwest of Tehran, October 27, 2004. (AP Photo)
January 30, 2020, 10:44 pm
US hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization and its head Ali Akbar Salehi face sanctions, but foreign companies working on Tehran’s civilian nuclear program are still exempt
By Deb Riechmann
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