Category: Antony Blinken

Blinken: No Sign yet Iran Will Take Steps Needed to Remove Sanctions

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the United States has not seen yet whether Iran will move to comply with its nuclear commitments in order to have sanctions removed even as ongoing talks have shown progress. Iran’s president last week said the United States was ready to lift trade sanctions, although a senior…


Blinken Says US Received More Information on Gaza High-Rise Bombing

REYKJAVIK—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Washington had received further information about Israel’s destruction of a Gaza high-rise that housed the local offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera news organizations. But he declined to comment further on it. “We did seek further information from Israel on this question,” Blinken…


US Vows to Work With Partners to Keep Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on Tuesday that Washington would work with partners in the region to maintain pressure on Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro for a peaceful return to democracy. In pre-recorded remarks to a conference on Latin America, Blinken also said the Biden administration would continue criticism of the “repression of…


US and UK Tell China and Russia: The West Is Not Over Yet

LONDON—The Group of Seven western democracies aims to court new allies to counter challenges from China and Russia without holding Beijing down and while pursuing more stable ties with the Kremlin, two of its top diplomats said on Monday. Founded in 1975 as a forum for the West’s richest nations to discuss crises such as…


Britain Hosts First G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting Since Start of Pandemic

LONDON—Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening with talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The week is billed by Britain, which holds the group’s rotating presidency, as a chance to reassert the…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 15)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan one day after Biden announced all troops are heading home. Some officials say the drawdown is the right move, but others disagree. Top U.S. spy agencies warn about the China threat. They say Beijing is trying to change global norms in favor of…


The Importance of the Commission on Unalienable Rights

Commentary On March 30, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken unveiled the annual State Department report on human rights abuses. While doing so, he formally announced the disbanding of the Commission on Unalienable Rights. This was unfortunate as the Commission had become an important tool for advancing and defending human rights through U.S. foreign policy. Established by former…


Blinken: Hong Kong Doesn’t Warrant Differential Treatment Under US Law

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday certified that Hong Kong does not warrant unique treatment under American law.


Video: How Communist China Is Exploiting Perceived US Weakness and Becoming More Aggressive—KT McFarland

In recent weeks, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has skillfully exploited arguments about race to try to discredit the American system, says former Trump deputy national security adviser KT McFarland. Propaganda and disinformation campaigns are a critical part of the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy of unrestricted warfare against the United States. At the same time,…


Blinken Suggests Punishing China for Pandemic Not a Priority

Secretary of State Antony Blinken remained elusive when asked whether the United States will hold the Chinese regime accountable for how it handled the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the attention should be on preventing future pandemics. “I think the issue for us is to make sure that we do everything possible to prevent another pandemic, even…