Middle East

Iran rejects proposal allowing vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf to pass through Strait of Hormuz

By Kevin Killough

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will participate in the talks, which are to be held in Washington.

All three ships were not headed to Iranian ports and therefore aren't covered by the blockade.

The details are still begin worked out, but a second round of talks could begin on Thursday.

The statement said they were both in "good health and in stable condition."

This was  the  fourth  bomber deployment into the Middle East this year, according to CENTCOM.

Francis' visit will be the first for a Roman Catholic pope to the nation.

"I was concerned about the escalatory dynamics but I'm not sad he's gone," Kahl said.

"We were just at the beginning of it," the former secretary of state said of what he considers good Middle East policy under Trump.

"Such attacks on our innocent compatriots, especially women, contradict the teachings of Islam," Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said.

"The Biden administration has not set aside Trump's maximum pressure policy," an Iranian official said.

Tehran says it will no longer allow nuclear watchdog's access to video footage from its nuclear facilities

The U.S. withdrew from the Iran deal in 2018, under President Donald Trump.

The governments of Pakistan and the U.S. continue to fight against Omar Sheikh's release.