Bradley Klapper

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and a critic of the country's clerical leaders, pauses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Washington, January 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

January 10, 2018, 12:40 am

Exiled Iranian royal sees chance to end the Islamic Republic

Reza Pahlavi, son of former Shah, believes country’s people are writing a new future for themselves, and perhaps for the former monarchy

By Bradley Klapper

US President Donald Trump speaks as First Lady Melania Trump (L) looks on as he visits the Metropolitan Police Department command center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 4, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)

October 5, 2017, 3:07 am

Nuke deal hangs in balance as Trump plans Iran policy speech

Despite opposition from top aides, US president next week seen likely to declare landmark accord does not meet America’s national security interests

By Bradley Klapper and Matt Lee

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, DC, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP/Cliff Owen)

October 4, 2017, 11:34 pm

Tillerson denies he weighed resigning or called boss ‘moron’

Secretary of state rebuts widely circulated story that he had to be convinced by Pence to stay on, insulted president’s intelligence after Boy Scouts speech

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford wait for the beginning of a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee October 3, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

October 4, 2017, 2:13 am

To save face and Iran deal, US seeking ways around recertification minefield

Administration exploring avenues to keep nuke pact intact without Trump saying Tehran compliant, including avoiding recertification debate altogether

By Bradley Klapper and Matt Lee

US President Donald Trump walks with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, June 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

August 8, 2017, 8:41 am

Israel, Iran take center stage in latest White House power struggle

Top Trump aides clash on direction of US foreign policy as conservative groups call for ouster of national security adviser over perceived lackluster support of Jewish state

By Jonathan Lemire and Bradley Klapper

White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 31, 2017, in Washington. Spicer discussed the U.S., China relationship and other topics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

April 1, 2017, 2:19 am

White House makes clear it’s not trying to push Assad out

Press secretary says US will focus on defeating Islamic State, while Pentagon chief says Syrian president not most immediate question

By Bradley Klapper

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, January 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

January 26, 2017, 11:32 am

Trump says torture works, vows to ‘fight IS fire with fire’

Administration said to be looking at resuming waterboarding, reopening CIA-run ‘black site’ prisons outside the United States

By Bradley Klapper, Desmond Butler and Deb Riechmann

In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo reviewed by the US military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who were captured after the September 11 attacks, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

January 25, 2017, 7:25 pm

Trump seeks review of terror interrogation techniques

President also considers reopening CIA offshore ‘black sites,’ according to a draft executive order

By Desmond Butler and Bradley Klapper

An Egyptian newspaper vendor holds copies of local newspapers fronted with a picture of President-elect Donald Trump with Arabic headline that reads, "Trump era", November 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

January 19, 2017, 4:44 pm

Mideast expects big changes under Trump

From Cairo to Tehran, Syria to the Gulf, key players eye the prospect of once-unimaginable new alliances under the incoming US administration

By Dan Perry and Bradley Klapper

Members of the UN Security Council vote in favor of condemning Israel's settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at United Nations Headquarters. (Manuel Elias/United Nations via AP)

December 24, 2016, 10:11 am

Vote on Israel could spur further action, or trouble for UN

Security Council decision poses dangers for the UN with incoming Trump administration and may harden Israel’s attitude toward concessions

By Edith M. Lederer, Bradley Klapper and Josef Federman

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station at Hazelwood Central High School on November 8, 2016 in Florissant, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images/AFP)

December 17, 2016, 12:40 am

FBI backs CIA claim that Russian hackers meddled in US election

Obama says he’s spoken directly to Putin, and that US must take action

By Josh Lederman and Bradley Klapper

Rex Tillerson speaks to the media after the Exxon annual shareholder's meeting at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX, on May 25, 2011. (JTA/Jason Janik/Bloomberg News)

December 15, 2016, 12:37 am

Trump’s choice for top diplomat is no fan of sanctions

Rex Tillerson is likely to be grilled on his close relationship with Putin at Senate confirmation hearings

By Bradley Klapper

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching through the streets of east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (SANA via AP)

December 14, 2016, 5:27 am

As Aleppo falls, Trump faces test on posture toward Russia

President-elect has been vague about Syria but his stated desire to get along with Moscow, a staunch Assad ally, will likely see US policy shift

By Josh Lederman and Bradley Klapper

File: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, left, and US Secretary of State John Kerry at a joint press conference after a meeting on the situation in Syria at Lancaster House in London on October 16, 2016. (AFP Photo/Pool/Justin Tallis)

October 16, 2016, 9:27 pm

US, UK say they’re weighing new sanctions on Syria, Russia

Kerry, Johnson warn all options on the table to stop regime’s Moscow-backed offensive against rebel-held parts of Aleppo

By Bradley Klapper

US Secretary of State John Kerry, top center, arrives on October 15, 2016 in Lausanne, Switzerland to meet with his Russian counterpart in a bid to ease the bloodshed in Syria. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

October 16, 2016, 2:40 am

Kerry says Yemen’s Houthis have released 2 American citizens

Deal struck with Iran-backed rebels includes airlift to Oman of victims of Saudi bombing campaign

By Bradley Klapper