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Dispatch Washington · May 28, 2026 The United States and Iran are in active negotiations toward a framework agreement that would end roughly three months of armed conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and initiate a separate 60-day window of talks on Iran's nuclear program. The agreement under discussion involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during…
Dispatch Washington · May 23, 2026 President Donald Trump abruptly postponed the signing of a draft executive order on artificial intelligence on May 22, citing concerns that its provisions could impede U.S. competitiveness against China. The order had been expected to address the federal government's approach to AI, building on the administration's broader AI advancement…
Dispatch Washington · May 23, 2026 Four senators, two from each party, introduced a resolution May 23 reasserting that U.S. law requires arms sales to Taiwan and that Washington does not consult Beijing before conducting them. The measure was introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Chris Coons, D-Del…
Dispatch Washington · May 23, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on May 22 that U.S.-Iran negotiations had produced incremental movement, while stopping well short of declaring a deal within reach. "There's been some progress. I wouldn't exaggerate it. I wouldn't diminish it," Rubio said at the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Helsingborg,…
Dispatch Washington · May 23, 2026 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation May 22, citing her husband Abraham's diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer, effective June 30. Gabbard delivered the notification to President Donald Trump in a meeting at the Oval Office. In her resignation letter addressed to Trump,…
Dispatch Washington · May 23, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in New Delhi on May 26 for a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue foreign ministers' meeting hosted by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, where he will face pointed questions from counterparts about the depth of President Donald Trump's commitment to the grouping. [1][2] Australia's…
Dispatch Washington · May 22, 2026 Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani formally requested on May 22 that EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas place sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on the agenda of the next EU foreign ministers' meeting. [1][2] The request follows Ben-Gvir's publication on May 20…
Dispatch Washington · May 22, 2026 Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters at a Moscow press briefing on May 22 that Russia would provide "the most active support" to Cuba and "reaffirm[s] full solidarity" with the government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Zakharova condemned what she characterized as "gross interference in the internal affairs…
Dispatch Washington · May 22, 2026 The United States inaugurated a new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on May 21, marking the first purpose-built American diplomatic facility on the island since the 1950s. The opening established a more permanent American presence on the Arctic island, where unease has grown since President Donald Trump revived talk of…
Dispatch Washington · May 22, 2026 Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive prohibiting the transfer of the country's near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile abroad, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters, placing a direct obstacle in front of ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Iranian officials believe that sending the material abroad would leave…