Author: Matthew Lee
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N. Korea trip: Pompeo cites progress with Kim Jong Un
SEOUL, South Korea • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons, though there was no immediate indication whether Pompeo had managed to arrange a much-anticipated second summit between Kim and President…
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U.S. terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after U.N. court ruling
WASHINGTON • In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the two countries. The largely symbolic gesture highlights deteriorating relations between Washington and Tehran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said withdrawing from the 1955…
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U.S. warns Russia over missile system in Syria
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a “major mistake” and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S. forces will not leave Syria until Iran leaves. National security adviser John Bolton said Monday that delivery of the Russian S-300 would be…
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U.S. lacks leverage in Syrian assault
WASHINGTON • Despite dire U.S. warnings and fears of a humanitarian disaster, the Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria’s northwest Idlib province. Washington has threatened military action in case of a chemical weapons attack but its mixed messaging on retaining a…
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Trump asks Pompeo to delay visit to North Korea
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump said Friday that he has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a planned trip to North Korea, citing insufficient progress on denuclearization. Trump put some blame on Beijing, saying he does not believe China is helping “because of our much tougher Trading stance.” The surprise announcement appeared to…
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Pompeo: US will never recognize Russian annexation of Crimea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will never recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea as he sought to fend off charges from lawmakers and others that President Donald Trump and his administration are being soft on Russia. In a statement…
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US-North Korea open talks in New York aimed at salvaging summit
NEW YORK — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea’s former military intelligence chief opened talks Thursday to try to salvage an on-again, off-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump told reporters the talks were going well, and that North Korean officials may come to Washington on…
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Top North Korean official, Pompeo meet to discuss summit
NEW YORK — A senior North Korean official and the top U.S. diplomat had dinner in New York on Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un try to salvage prospects for a high-stakes nuclear summit. It’s the highest-level official North Korean visit to the United States in 18 years. Kim Yong Chol, the…
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Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Thursday, blaming “tremendous anger and open hostility” by Pyongyang and abandoning for now a meeting that held the promise of a historic peace deal but also the risk of diplomatic meltdown. In a letter to Kim announcing his decision to…
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Pompeo: US hopes to have North Korea as ‘close partner’ rather than enemy
WASHINGTON — The United States aspires to have North Korea as a “close partner” and not an enemy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday, noting that the U.S. has often in history become good friends with former adversaries. Pompeo said he had told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of that hope during his…