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Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata held talks in Washington this week to ease Tel Aviv’s concerns over the US offering more concessions to Iran in the nuclear deal negotiations, media reports said. Speculation has been growing that the United States and Iran are close to agreeing a return to…

Negotiations aimed at reviving the nuclear agreement have been completed, and it is now up to Iran to decide whether they're going to take that deal or not, announced a US official. NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stressed that the US administration remains committed to seeing Iran never…

Two senior U.S. officials visited Saudi Arabia this week for talks that included global energy supplies, Iran and other regional issues, the White House said on Thursday.

The United States has reiterated its strategy in dealing with the Yemeni crisis by suggesting two ways to end the conflict. Washington wants to "pressure" the Houthi group and support "international efforts," including UN Resolution 2216, while it continues to call for ending the conflict and delivering aid. The US…

The United States is "never going to normalize" relations with Damascus, White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk said on Thursday. In a virtual seminar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, McGurk commented recent moves made by some countries in the Middle East to restore ties with Assad. "We…

That's the most optimistic statement yet from the Biden administration.