A bipartisan bill targeting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), its ballistic missile program, and human rights violations was introduced in the Senate on Thursday. The Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act Of 2017, which was brought forth by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker (R – Tenn.), has seven Republican and...

David Friedman, President Donald Trump’s choice to serve as ambassador to Israel, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday afternoon. During his confirmation hearing, Friedman explained that his skepticism toward the two-state solution was “due to the Palestinians’ refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state,” the Jewish Journal reported. “The...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his second meeting with Jason Greenblatt, Washington’s special envoy for international negotiations, at his Jerusalem office on Thursday. Greenblatt has been meeting both Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, in an effort to assess the possibility of advancing peace efforts. The meeting was described...

The kingdom of Jordan has rejected the United States’ request to extradite a Palestinian terrorist who was involved in a 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing that killed two American citizens, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday, citing Jordanian media. The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint on Tuesday against Ahlam Tamimi, who currently...

The United States will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unless the agency undertakes significant reforms, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrote in a letter to advocacy groups this week. The letter, which was first reported by Foreign Policy, states that the Trump administration “continues to evaluate the effectiveness” of the council,...

Is Nikki Haley the Real Secretary of State? New Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has taken a low profile since being sworn in; his office has released statements, but he has been criticized for failing to hold press conferences or otherwise speaking to media. On the other hand, Nikki Haley, the...