Moving the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem could “advance American national goals and interests,” Washington’s former ambassador to Israel wrote Tuesday in an essay for Foreign Policy. Daniel Shapiro, who served as an envoy to Israel from 2011 until last month, explained that his support for the embassy...

Iran’s latest ballistic missile test, which the Islamic Republic revealed on Sunday, means that the United States is “officially putting Iran on notice” and would not tolerate any other violations of international norms, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said on Wednesday. Flynn, who made his remarks from the White House press...

The top two congressmen on the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint event on Wednesday, a few weeks after the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, to highlight the dangerous implications of Iran’s destabilizing behavior and emphasize the importance of pressuring it to abide by the terms...

Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Could Help Bring About Peace—But Will It Happen? The Jerusalem Embassy Act, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 1995, mandates that the United States must move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which three successive presidents have avoided by signing...

The mayor of Jerusalem announced on Monday that he is holding direct talks with members of the new U.S. administration about potentially moving the American embassy to the Israeli capital, describing his interlocutors as “serious about their intention.” Mayor Nir Barkat noted in a statement that the Trump administration’s interest in relocating the embassy...

Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) introduced a bill on Tuesday that would improve legal protections for states that enact legislation to fight boycotts of Israel. The bill, called the Combating BDS Act, has 19 cosponsors from both parties. Its provisions would apply to state legislation addressing...