Pompeo backs Trump meeting with Iranian leaders
Secretary of State tells CNBC he is on board with Trump's declaration that he would sit down and talk with Iranian leaders.
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ISIS claims attack on Westerners in Tajikistan
Islamic State claims attack in which four Western cyclists were killed when a car plowed into them in Tajikistan.
Zarif: U.S. 'addicted' to sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister claims United States is isolated following its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Erdogan congratulates 'brave' PA teen who slapped soldiers
Turkish President speaks with 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi hours after her release from an Israeli prison.
Egypt sentences 75 Islamists to death
Egyptian court has sentences to death 75 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders, in connection with 2013 clashes.
Saudi Arabia: No peace talks without eastern Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia reportedly tells allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem or “right of return”.
Arab teen who slapped soldiers released from prison
Ahed Tamimi, 17, and her mother Nariman released from prison. They will place flowers on Arafat's grave.
PA report: Two dead in Gaza air strike
Palestinian Arab media report that two Palestinian Arabs were killed in an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza.
Latest Gaza flotilla nearing its destination
"Freedom Flotilla" which left Sicily in June in a bid to challenge Israel's naval blockade of Gaza nearing its destination.
Iranian official to Trump: If you begin the war, we will end it
Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani mocks Trump's rhetoric.
EU condemns 'barbaric' attack in Adam
European Union condemns stabbing attack near Jerusalem in which a 31-year-old Israeli was murdered.
Trump threatens Turkey with sanctions
Trump threatens to impose economic sanctions on Turkey over its refusal to release pastor detained in the country for more than a year.
Greenblatt: When will Abbas condemn the violence?
Trump envoy condemned terrorist attack in Adam, urges PA leaders to follow suit.
Hamas praises stabbing attack in Adam
Hamas says stabbing attack is "natural response" to Israel.
Mortar shells explode in Eshkol region
Two mortar shells from Gaza explode in open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages.
Iran rules out 'one-sided' talks with United States
Iran's foreign ministry says Iran will never take part in negotiations with the United States under threat.
Report: Trump's peace plan to include robust economic plan
American official says "Deal of the Century" will be the most detailed package of solutions ever offered.
Under the cover of a children's protest: Sniper injures officer
IDF officer moderately injured in shooting incident in southern Gaza.
Hamas official: We will never accept 'Deal of the Century'
Hamas official Talal Nassar stresses the organization will never Trump's peace proposal "even if we are turned into ashes."
Trump ready to make a deal with Iran
Trump keeps open the possibility of negotiating an agreement to denuclearize Iran.
Pompeo: North Korea dismantling test site as promised
Secretary of State says reports that North Korea has started dismantling facilities at rocket test site are consistent with its commitment.
U.S. on Nationality Law: We believe in equality of all persons
State Department spokeswoman asked about Israel's Nationality Law, says Washington hesitates to discuss other countries' legislation.
North Korea begins dismantling key nuclear facilities
Satellite imagery of North Korea’s main satellite launch facility shows it has begun dismantling key facilities.
Erekat: Nationality Law destroys the two-state solution
PLO Secretary-General blasts Nationality Law, accuses United States of helping it pass.
Abbas: The martyrs have priority over everything
PA chairman again stresses that the PA will continue to pay terrorists and their families.
Zarif responds to Trump: Be cautious
Iranian Foreign Minister responds to Trump after he warned Iranian President not to threaten the United States again.
Canada: Man with knife arrested on Parliament Hill
24-year-old man arrested in Ottawa following what was described as an incident involving "a man with a knife" on Parliament Hill.
Abbas spokesman: We thwarted the 'Deal of the Century'
PA chairman's spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh says Arabs' steadfastness have led to the thwarting of Trump's peace plan.
State Department praises rescue of Syrian White Helmets
United States praises Israel and Jordan for facilitating the evacuations of hundreds of White Helmet rescuers from Syria.
Rouhani warns Trump: Beware the 'mother of all wars'
Iranian President warns United States not to "play with the lion's tail".
Greenblatt praises 'daring' IDF rescue
U.S. envoy praised IDF for rescue operation of hundreds of members of the White Helmets in Syria.
PA embassy denies Gaza scientists were eliminated
PA embassy in Algeria denies reports that two scientists from Gaza were eliminated, insists they suffocated as a result of a gas leak.
Jordanian FM: 'Nationality Law' a violation of human rights
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Israeli Nationality Law consolidates discrimination.
'Hamas is prolonging the suffering of the Palestinians'
Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt and Ambassador David Friedman blast Hamas, urge it to "free" the people of Gaza.
Arab League condemns 'Nationality Law'
Arab League says Nationality Law is another bid to "cement the occupation".
Trump: I'll be Putin's 'worst enemy' if dealings don't work out
U.S. President vows that if his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin don't "work out, I'll be the worst enemy he's ever had."
PA officials denied visas for UN meeting in New York
PA representative to UN says six PA officials were denied visas by U.S. to attend high-level meeting at UN in New York.
Turkey lifts state of emergency
State of emergency which was declared after failed 2016 coup comes to an end.
Haley: UNHRC is UN's 'greatest failure'
Ambassador Nikki Haley defends her country's decision to leave the UN Human Rights Council.
Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Holocaust denial
Facebook founder denounces Holocaust denial as offensive, but doesn't believe such posts should be taken down.
