TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementPresident in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with , but the effort failed.Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in . ’s smooth, English-speaking foreign minister, , met with , who was President Obama’s Middle East adviser, in an apparent bid to undermine the Trump team and lay the groundwork for post-Trump...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementPresident in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with , but the effort failed.Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in . ’s smooth, English-speaking foreign minister, , met with , who was President Obama’s Middle East adviser, in an apparent bid to undermine the Trump team and lay the groundwork for post-Trump...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementTop Pentagon officials on Friday pushed back on reports that the Defense Department had fully halted meetings with President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s transition team, stressing that work will continue after a mutually agreed-upon break for the holidays.But Mr. Biden’s team said shortly afterward that there was no such agreement and that the meetings should resume immediately.In a statement, acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller said that some Friday meetings had been...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementTop Pentagon officials on Friday pushed back on reports that the Defense Department had fully halted meetings with President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s transition team, stressing that work will continue after a mutually agreed-upon break for the holidays.But Mr. Biden’s team said shortly afterward that there was no such agreement and that the meetings should resume immediately.In a statement, acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller said that some Friday meetings had been...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementTop members of President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s team said Sunday that the incoming administration is eyeing sanctions and other retaliatory measures in response to the massive hack of U.S. federal and private-sector systems that was apparently carried out by Russia.Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, said Mr. Biden’s response could entail more than sanctions.“It’s also steps and things we could do to degrade the capacity of foreign actors to repeat this sort of...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementTop members of President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s team said Sunday that the incoming administration is eyeing sanctions and other retaliatory measures in response to the massive hack of U.S. federal and private-sector systems that was apparently carried out by Russia.Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, said Mr. Biden’s response could entail more than sanctions.“It’s also steps and things we could do to degrade the capacity of foreign actors to repeat this sort of...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementIran’s theocracy is at the weakest point of its four-decade history and facing unprecedented challenges from a courageous citizenry hungry for freedom, Iranian dissidents and prominent U.S. and European politicians said at a major international rally calling for the downfall of the dictatorship in Tehran.The annual Free Iran Global Summit, held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, brought together Iranian resistance groups and their allies around the world...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementIran’s theocracy is at the weakest point of its four-decade history and facing unprecedented challenges from a courageous citizenry hungry for freedom, Iranian dissidents and prominent U.S. and European politicians said at a major international rally calling for the downfall of the dictatorship in Tehran.The annual Free Iran Global Summit, held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, brought together Iranian resistance groups and their allies around the world...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementLibyan government forces and their Turkish allies appear on the verge of an unexpected victory after the strategic retreat of Russian fighters over the weekend, and U.S. officials on Monday offered strong support for the government in Tripoli in its stand against Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army.The sudden pullback of hundreds of Russian mercenary fighters — who had been fighting alongside Gen. Haftar’s forces, which are also backed by Egypt and the United Arab...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementLibyan government forces and their Turkish allies appear on the verge of an unexpected victory after the strategic retreat of Russian fighters over the weekend, and U.S. officials on Monday offered strong support for the government in Tripoli in its stand against Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army.The sudden pullback of hundreds of Russian mercenary fighters — who had been fighting alongside Gen. Haftar’s forces, which are also backed by Egypt and the United Arab...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe on Wednesday issued a stark warning to President , vowing that U.S. troops still in past May 1 will be “held liable” and will face a fresh wave of attacks.The ‘s latest threat came just hours before Mr. will formally announce the withdrawal of all American forces from by Sept. 11. The president will lay out the exit plan during a Wednesday afternoon speech at the White House.But the new withdrawal date ignores a May 1 deadline put in place by former President Trump, who...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe on Wednesday issued a stark warning to President , vowing that U.S. troops still in past May 1 will be “held liable” and will face a fresh wave of attacks.The ‘s latest threat came just hours before Mr. will formally announce the withdrawal of all American forces from by Sept. 11. The president will lay out the exit plan during a Wednesday afternoon speech at the White House.But the new withdrawal date ignores a May 1 deadline put in place by former President Trump, who...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe U.S. and said Friday they’ll participate in indirect negotiations aimed at resurrecting an Obama-era deal that limited Tehran’s nuclear weapons program, marking a major turning point for the Biden administration’s diplomatic outreach to the Islamic republic.State Department spokesperson Ned Price told The Associated Press that the talks are a “healthy step forward,” and that the initial meeting will take place in Austria next Tuesday.“These remain early days, and we don’t...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe U.S. and said Friday they’ll participate in indirect negotiations aimed at resurrecting an Obama-era deal that limited Tehran’s nuclear weapons program, marking a major turning point for the Biden administration’s diplomatic outreach to the Islamic republic.State Department spokesperson Ned Price told The Associated Press that the talks are a “healthy step forward,” and that the initial meeting will take place in Austria next Tuesday.“These remain early days, and we don’t...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe already chilly U.S.-Russian relationship descended into a rhetorical and diplomatic deep freeze Thursday when bristled at President ’s claim that he is a “killer.” The Russian president invoked the atomic bombings of Japan, slavery and the killings of American Indians in a stunning broadside against the and America as a whole.Russian officials and lawmakers rushed to condemn ’s remarks and, in a highly unusual move, Moscow’s ambassador to the U.S. was hastily recalled for...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementThe already chilly U.S.-Russian relationship descended into a rhetorical and diplomatic deep freeze Thursday when bristled at President ’s claim that he is a “killer.” The Russian president invoked the atomic bombings of Japan, slavery and the killings of American Indians in a stunning broadside against the and America as a whole.Russian officials and lawmakers rushed to condemn ’s remarks and, in a highly unusual move, Moscow’s ambassador to the U.S. was hastily recalled for...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementPresident and a bipartisan caucus on Capitol Hill may have just taken the first step toward a deal that has eluded Washington for more than a decade: the establishment of clear, narrow limits on a commander in chief’s authority to take the country into war.Mr. on Friday committed to working with Congress to replace war-making authorities that have underpinned U.S. military action in the Middle East and beyond for the nearly two decades since the shock of the Sept. 11 attacks in...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementPresident and a bipartisan caucus on Capitol Hill may have just taken the first step toward a deal that has eluded Washington for more than a decade: the establishment of clear, narrow limits on a commander in chief’s authority to take the country into war.Mr. on Friday committed to working with Congress to replace war-making authorities that have underpinned U.S. military action in the Middle East and beyond for the nearly two decades since the shock of the Sept. 11 attacks in...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayThe U.S. and its European partners abroad can compete with in the 21st century and come out victorious, and Washington should “welcome” that high-stakes geopolitical and economic fight, President said Friday in a sweeping foreign policy speech in which he sought to close the book on the era and recast America’s role in the world.In an address to the virtual Munich Security Conference, Mr. declared that “America is back,” and that the often antagonistic relationship between the U.S. and Europe that defined former President ‘s tenure is over. Mr. said the...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayThe U.S. and its European partners abroad can compete with in the 21st century and come out victorious, and Washington should “welcome” that high-stakes geopolitical and economic fight, President said Friday in a sweeping foreign policy speech in which he sought to close the book on the era and recast America’s role in the world.In an address to the virtual Munich Security Conference, Mr. declared that “America is back,” and that the often antagonistic relationship between the U.S. and Europe that defined former President ‘s tenure is over. Mr. said the...WW…