US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lambasted his predecessor, John Kerry, for meetings with Iranian officials in back-channel talks and accused him of “actively undermining” the Trump administration’s policy toward Tehran. “What Secretary Kerry has done is unseemly and unprecedented,” Pompeo told a news conference, adding that he “ought not ...
The US will halt funding for Israeli-Palestinian ties strengthening programs, as reported by the New York Times. US President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt confirmed the report. US officials said programs for strengthening Israeli-Palestinian ties would not receive further funding to the $10 million which were already approved ...
