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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo during a bilateral meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea June 14, 2018. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
June 14, 2018, 10:59 pm
US: No sanctions relief before North Korea dismantles nukes
Mike Pompeo reassures South Korea and Japan that Trump has not backed down on need to end Pyongyang's weapons program
By Josh Lederman and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
US President Donald Trump answers questions about the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island, Singapore, on June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 12, 2018, 3:09 pm
After summit, Trump says meeting with Kim creates ‘an opportunity like no other’
US president says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could normalize relations with the world if he gives up nuclear program
By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Josh Lederman and Foster Klug
The signatures of US President Donald Trump (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) are seen on a document held up by Trump following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, on June 12, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
June 12, 2018, 10:55 am
Trump and Kim commit to ‘complete denuclearization’ of Korean Peninsula
US president says he will invite counterpart to White House, after the two sign document pledging to build 'lasting and stable peace regime'
By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Josh Lederman and Foster Klug
This combination of pictures shows a file photo taken on June 11, 2018 of US President Donald Trump (L) during his meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) at The Istana, the official residence of the prime minister, in Singapore; and a file image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) during his meeting with the Singaporean leader the day before on June 10, 2018, in Singapore. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB AND ROSLAN RAHMAN)
June 12, 2018, 12:10 am
Trump and Kim to meet one-on-one, risking he-said/he-said scenario
National security veterans raise alarm over high-stakes meeting without staffers present to provide protection or accurate notes
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un (C) touring Singapore's Marina Bay Area overlooking the city-state's skyline, on June 11, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Yeo)
June 11, 2018, 10:46 pm
Excitement high, expectations lower as Trump and Kim set to meet
World watches as leaders of US, North Korea prepare for face-to-face summit, in bid to negotiate an end to a decades-old nuclear stand-off
By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey and Josh Lederman
US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2015, about the Iranian nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
June 6, 2018, 5:16 pm
Senate probe: Obama-era license aimed to let Iran convert money into dollars
Administration tried to bypass sanctions on Tehran without informing Congress for fear lawmakers would object
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean Kim Yong Chol (L) outside the White House on June 1, 2018 in Washington,DC after a meeting, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo(C) looks on. (AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB)
June 1, 2018, 11:01 pm
It’s back on: Trump confirms June 12 summit with N. Korea’s Kim in Singapore
After Oval Office talks with a top Pyongyang envoy, US president predicts 'very positive result' to historic meeting with North Korean dictator
By Zeke Miller, Josh Lederman and Jonathan Lemire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l), and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (r), attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Israel's reunification of Jerusalem, in front of the walls of the Old City, May 21, 2017. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
June 1, 2018, 10:44 am
After embassy move, Trump weighs giving envoy control over consulate too
Downgrading autonomy of de facto US mission to the Palestinians could be seen as a US move away from acknowledging Palestinian claims to E. Jerusalem or statehood aspirations
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
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
A picture taken on May 17, 2018 shows the face of Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Muqtada al-Sadr adorning the plastic cover of a cell phone, on display at a peddlar's stall in a market street in the capital Baghdad. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
May 18, 2018, 5:19 am
After upset Iraqi vote, US prepares to embrace a former foe
Washington is signaling ability to work with Muqtada al-Sadr, a one-time Iran-backed enemy who officials now say may be willing to back an American-friendly coalition
By Josh Lederman
The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City, to mark the opening of the new US embassy on May 14, 2018. (AFP/Ahmad GHARABLI)
May 16, 2018, 3:03 am
Gaza violence spurs global worry about US Mideast policies
Fallout from Jerusalem embassy move raises fears that Israel may be forced into a two-front war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Syria
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
An Iranian woman walks past a Bank Pasargad in the capital Tehran on January 19, 2016. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
May 15, 2018, 10:27 pm
US hits head of Iran’s central bank with terror sanctions
Valiollah Seif named a 'specially designated global terrorist' as part of escalating financial pressure on Tehran after Trump's pullout from nuclear deal
By Josh Lederman
Emirati Ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba gestures during an event with US House Speaker Paul Ryan, at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
May 12, 2018, 5:50 pm
Dinner diplomacy revealed: Netanyahu’s genial encounter with UAE, Bahrain envoys
While Israeli PM was dining with his wife in Washington a few weeks ago, a request came that he stop by at a table where the Emirati ambassador was hosting a meal
By Josh Lederman
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 10, 2018, 5:22 am
‘Defective at its core’: How Trump opted to scrap Iran deal
US administration began preparing for pullout in January, but US president still left Europeans guessing until the very end, according to officials
By Josh Lederman
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 9, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
May 9, 2018, 8:35 pm
Trump warns Iran of ‘severe consequences’ if it resumes nuclear program
US president predicts Iranians will choose to negotiate rather than face the alternatives, declares Tehran government 'doesn't understand life'
By Catherine Lucey and Josh Lederman
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