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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018 (Haim Zach/GPO)
Raphael Ahren
Analysis
Raphael Ahren
No guns blazing, Pompeo demands Iran’s unconditional surrender
US secretary of state vows 'strongest sanctions in history' but doesn't explicitly threaten use of force, suggesting US betting on regime change rather than military confrontation
This file photo taken on March 2, 2011 shows US novelist Philip Roth during a ceremony at the White House in Washington DC, where he received the National Humanities Medal. (AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON)
May 24, 2018, 4:53 am
Philip Roth, teller of American extremism, appalled by Trump
The late novelist was profoundly shocked by the reality of 21st century US politics
By Hillel Italie
Jared Kushner speaking in New York City, Nov. 18, 2010 (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for FINCA via JTA)
May 24, 2018, 4:00 am
Kushner’s fellow Jewish Harvard alumni attack him ahead of their reunion
Member of liberal social action group shares some of the traditional notes sent by graduates ahead of event
By JTA and TOI staff
Jared Kushner at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, January 11, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
May 24, 2018, 3:38 am
Jared Kushner reportedly granted security clearance
After a lengthy background check, key Trump adviser can once again have access to top secret information
By Eric Tucker and Jonathan Lemire
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018 (Haim Zach/GPO)
May 22, 2018, 6:28 pm
No guns blazing, Pompeo demands Iran’s unconditional surrender
US secretary of state vows 'strongest sanctions in history' but doesn't explicitly threaten use of force, suggesting US betting on regime change rather than military confrontation
By Raphael Ahren
A US soldier sits on an armored vehicle on a road leading to the tense front line in Manbij, north Syria, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP/Hussein Malla)
May 21, 2018, 9:02 am
US office overseeing fight against Islamic State gets reprieve from closure
Global coalition envoy given at least another six months to defeat remaining jihadists, despite Trump's determination to reduce presence in Syria
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R), France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (2nd L), Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (R), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and Britain's Foreign Secretary arrive for a meeting of EU/E3 with Iran at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Olivier Matthys)
May 20, 2018, 8:26 am
EU, Russia, China to discuss offer of new terms to Iran — report
Powers may try to entice Tehran with financial aid in return for curbing missile program and Mideast meddling, according to German newspaper
By TOI staff and Agencies
President Donald Trump announcing his decision to leave the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, May 8, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
May 17, 2018, 1:05 pm
Trump says some migrants are ‘animals’
'You wouldn't believe how bad these people are, these aren't people,' US president tells Republicans at White House, drawing outrage from Democrats
By AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2018. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
May 17, 2018, 4:13 am
Over 1,000 religious leaders urge Pompeo to name anti-Semitism monitor
Noting rise in global anti-Semitism, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Bahai leaders call to renew position created by Obama administration
By JTA
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen via a video link during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the death of Hezbollah top commander, Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an explosion in Damascus, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon, on May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
May 17, 2018, 12:35 am
​US, Gulf Arab states place sanctions on Hezbollah leadership
Nasrallah and other senior members listed in injuction freezing vulnerable assets and blocking access to global financial networks
By Agencies
An interfaith group from the Gulf state of Bahrain attends Hanukkah candle lighting in Jerusalem, December 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
May 16, 2018, 2:48 pm
Gulf Arab states rebuke Israel, but alliances inch closer
Though Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE condemned Jerusalem for deadly Gaza clashes, relations have been quietly warming up
By Agencies and TOI staff
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov at the State Department in Washington, July 17, 2017 (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
May 15, 2018, 2:35 pm
Russian deputy FM says Iran must make concessions to save nuke deal
But Sergei Ryabkov says accord cannot be altered to address Tehran's Mideast policy, missile program, as demanded by Trump; Zarif says talks with EU on 'right track'
By TOI staff and AFP
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) meeting in his Jerusalem office with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on May 14, 2018. (Finance Ministry)
May 14, 2018, 11:56 pm
Israeli, US finance chiefs meet, agree to keep coordinating on Iran sanctions
Kahlon hosts Mnuchin in Jerusalem before new US Embassy dedication for discussion of terror funds, joint projects, tax issues
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Foreign Ministry's reception to celebrate the US Embassy’s relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on May 13, 2018. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
May 13, 2018, 11:17 pm
Ahead of official embassy opening, it’s Jerusalem of red-white-and-blue
Foreign Ministry throws a lavish gala reception for top US and Israeli officials, key players over years of bilateral relations -- and even some foreign diplomats
By Raphael Ahren
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2018. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
May 13, 2018, 9:28 pm
On eve of Israel embassy move, US says it is ‘hard at work’ on peace
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Fox news channel that efforts to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict are 'most decidedly not dead'
By AFP and TOI staff
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, visits the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Ronen Zvulun)
May 12, 2018, 8:44 pm
Ivanka Trump returning to Jerusalem for embassy dedication ‘with joy’
White House adviser and president's daughter says she's 'honored' to attend inauguration timed to coincide with anniversary of Israel's independence
By TOI staff
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