U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday.
Iran Envoy Brian Hook, a ‘Survivor’ on Trump’s Team, to Quit
The exit of Brian Hook, the State Department’s special envoy for Iran, most likely rules out nuclear diplomacy with Tehran before November.
Trump’s Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargo
The Trump administration’s top envoy for Iran is stepping down just as the United States tries to moves ahead with a major diplomatic effort that would extend a U.N. arms …
Brian Hook Steps Down as Special U.S. Envoy to Iran
Brian Hook is stepping down from his post as the State Department’s special representative for Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday.
Turkey’s tumbling lira tests Erdogan’s rate resolve
Turkish central bank head Murat Uysal has stuck to the rate-cutting script since President Tayyip Erdogan hired him to lift Turkey out of a recession and currency crisis.
LIVE: New coronavirus cases in Germany rise above 1,000
Germany registers highest number of new cases in three months as it orders test for travellers from ‘high-risk’ areas.
Developing tropical system looms for flood-weary South Korea, Japan
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the opportunity for a new tropical system to form in the West Pacific Ocean that could eventually result in more heavy rain for an already flood-weary portion …
Victor Davis Hanson: 75 years ago US used atomic bomb in Japan — here are 5 alternatives Truman rejected
Each day in early August 1945 that the Japanese war machine continued its work meant that thousands of Asian civilians and Allied soldiers would die.
Japan marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing at Hiroshima
Japan on Thursday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima with a smaller ceremony, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New China-Pakistan Axis Undermines U.S. in Afghanistan, Strengthens Uighur Persecution
A previously unreported intelligence arrangement between Beijing and Islamabad reveals increasingly potent influence in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region.