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Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
July 13, 2026, 10:17 am
As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by the MOU text’s vagueness
Clause on Strait of Hormuz was interpreted by Tehran as empowering it to dictate route used by ships and attack vessels that deviate from it, US diplomats tell New York Times
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest at the Gush Etzion junction against Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's visit to US president Joe Biden and on what they claim to be the freeze on settlement development, on August 24, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
October 26, 2021, 10:22 pm
Biden administration issues harshest critique yet on Israeli settlement building
State Dept. spokesman says recently announced plans for new homes ‘completely inconsistent’ with efforts to maintain calm; ‘We are deeply concerned’
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hosts an American delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr, who is flanked to his left by US Embassy Charge D'affaires Michael Ratney and Palestinian Affairs Unit Chief George Noll on October 5, 2021. (WAFA)
October 9, 2021, 1:07 am
Despite formal boycott, PA engages with officials from US embassy in Jerusalem
Abbas has been meeting with senior embassy personnel, but Palestinian official says policy unchanged and Ramallah won’t meet local US diplomats until consulate reopened
By Jacob Magid
US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Gregory Meeks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US Embassy in Israel Charge D'affaires Michael Ratney at the US Embassy's Independence Day celebration on July 5, 2021. (Ziv Sokolov/US Embassy in Jerusalem)
July 6, 2021, 11:49 pm
At US embassy, Bennett pushes for return of bipartisan backing for Israel
Premier uses Fourth of July address to vow to strengthen ties with Democrats, which are seen to have taken a hit in recent years
By Jacob Magid
Then-Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides (center) talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (right) in Seoul, South Korea, on February 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)
June 15, 2021, 11:07 pm
Biden announces nomination of Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel
Former State Dept. official with ties to Blinken and Obama still needs to be confirmed by Senate, though no major opposition expected
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State John Kerry, center, right, is greeted by Michael Ratney, US Consul General to Jerusalem, left, Martin Indyk, US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, second left, and Daniel Shapiro, US Ambassador to Israel, right, upon his arrival in Tel Aviv on Dec. 12, 2013 (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)
May 21, 2021, 10:27 am
Biden to send diplomat Michael Ratney to Jerusalem until new ambassador tapped
Source says the latest flare-up in violence led to growing understanding in the Biden administration of the need for more senior diplomats on the ground
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
March 26, 2017, 1:02 pm
Netanyahu denies deal to limit West Bank settlement construction
PM dismisses ‘incorrect’ media reports of alleged agreement made with Washington, says negotiations continuing
By ToI Staff
Workmen operate heavy machinery at a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Ariel on Jan. 25, 2017. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
March 25, 2017, 11:09 pm
TV report says Israel may agree to settlement limits in exchange for new Amona
PMO denies Channel 2 report that comes after four days of marathon talks between Jerusalem and Washington
By ToI Staff
Workmen operate heavy machinery at a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Ariel on Jan. 25, 2017. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
March 25, 2017, 12:05 pm
Israel may agree to slow settlement construction — report
After marathon talks, White House officials tell NY Times they do not currently expect Jewish state to make specific commitments on building in West Bank, East Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
March 24, 2017, 5:55 am
After more deadlocked talks, White House expresses ‘concerns’ with settlement building
Amid reports denied by Netanyahu that Trump wants a freeze at isolated settlements, Israel says it intends to adopt a policy that takes US stance ‘into consideration’
By Eric Cortellessa
In this May 23, 2016 image, Syrians gather at the site of multiple bombings that left tens dead in the northern coastal city of Jableh, between Latakia and Tartus. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
May 24, 2016, 2:42 pm
US envoy calls on Syria rebels to respect truce
29 rebel groups call on peace brokers to ensure ceasefire is upheld, prevent Assad offensive near Damascus
By AFP
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, December 5, 2013. (photo caption: AP/Mohamad Torokman, Pool)
December 10, 2013, 5:11 pm
Palestinians reject US proposal for 10-year IDF presence in Jordan Valley
Official PA daily reports Kerry-Abbas meeting last week turned ‘worse than bad’ after plan was pitched
By Elhanan Miller and Avi Issacharoff
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