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'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term
Read full article: 'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd termNot every outlet popular with conservative readers is cheerleading for President Donald Trump.
Trump should rethink revoking former officials' security details, Tom Cotton says
Read full article: Trump should rethink revoking former officials' security details, Tom Cotton saysA top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is not just for them but also the public.
Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him
Read full article: Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell himPresident Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aide
Read full article: Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aidePresident Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
Read full article: Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politicsPresident Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol and suggests there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys extremist group, quickly evoking some of the controversies of his first term.
Trump's Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargo
Read full article: Trump's Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargoPompeo said in a statement that Hook has been my point person on Iran for over two years and he has achieved historic results.Hook will be replaced after an as-yet undetermined transition period as Iran envoy by Elliott Abrams, the U.S. envoy for Venezuela. Hook, a longtime Republican foreign policy fixture, was an early arrival in the Trump administration. After Tillerson was fired, Pompeo appointed Hook to the Iran position. As policy planning chief, Hook tried to strengthen the Iran deal, which Trump denounced during the 2016 presidential campaign as the worst deal ever and pledged to pull out from. Once he became Iran envoy, Hook was in charge of identifying sanctions to be restored and trying to lobby Europeans and others to follow suit.
AP Interview: US envoy calls for Iran arms embargo renewal
Read full article: AP Interview: US envoy calls for Iran arms embargo renewalThe U.N. arms embargo so far has stopped Iran from purchasing fighter jets, tanks, warships and other weaponry, but has failed to halt its smuggling of weapons into war zones. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Hook's remarks. The United Nations banned Iran from buying major foreign weapon systems in 2010 amid tensions over its nuclear program. North Korea, which now has nuclear weapons, is the only country to ever withdraw from the treaty. I dont think anyone believes that Irans behavior merits loosening restrictions on their ability to move weapons, Hook said.
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
Read full article: Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of dealWhite, a Navy veteran who's been detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft. White's release was cheered by Trump, whose administration has said it considers the release of detainees and hostages a priority. Despite widespread speculation, Whites release was not related to the deportation to Iran this week of Iranian scientist Sirios Asghari, the officials said. Trump administration officials in recent months stepped up public pressure to release White. The U.S. has also urged Iran to release other Americans jailed in Iran.
US may block France Iran plan as it offers millions to boost pressure
Read full article: US may block France Iran plan as it offers millions to boost pressure'That's not happening'"That's not happening -- that won't be happening," Trump said during a Wednesday briefing in the Oval Office. The President claimed that the US is "not looking for regime change," but suggested painful US measures are to come. It's also the principle means by which you bring Iran back to the negotiating table." US sanctions against Iran's oil exports have hit particularly hard and on Wednesday, US officials announced new Treasury Department actions to restrict Iran's oil exports that they said benefit the Syrian regime and others. "The economic and reputational cost that result from US sanctions are not worth the modest gains of doing business with Iran."