December 20, 2015 Russia eyeing post-Assad future, allies say; moderate rebels losing ground As part of that search, Western officials said, the United States and its European allies – notably France and Great Britain – are hoping Moscow will persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to announce that he will not seek another presidential term next year and agree to remain in power only in a ceremonial chairman-like role.
December 20, 2015 Obama to make personal appeal to senators on Iran sanctions President Obama is preparing to meet Tuesday with key senators as part of a full-court press by the administration to ensure that hawks on the Hill hold off on any new sanctions for Iran while delicate talks are underway.
December 20, 2015 Kerry claims Muslim Brotherhood 'stole' Egypt revolution Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Egypt's well-organized Muslim Brotherhood of having "stolen" the revolution that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
December 20, 2015 Obama urges skeptical senators to hold off on Iran sanctions during talks President Obama personally appealed to senators on Tuesday to give his administration more time to work out a possible nuclear deal with Iran, and hold off on seeking additional sanctions.
December 20, 2015 Fox News Poll: 65 percent want Congress to keep investigating Benghazi attack As the House Select Committee on Intelligence meets with witnesses to the Benghazi attack, Americans by a two-to-one margin want Congress to continue to investigate the Obama administration’s handling of the terrorist attack that killed four Americans including a U.S. ambassador.
December 20, 2015 Benghazi witnesses to testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill New details about what took place on the night of the Benghazi terror attack more than a year ago may come to light when witnesses who were on the ground during the assault meet with congressional lawmakers later this month.
December 20, 2015 Report: First Western eyewitness in Benghazi to go public gives account of attack, warning signs The first Western eyewitness to the deadly Benghazi terror attacks is given an account of the seven-hour assault on the U.S. outpost in Libya and says Americans knew such an incident was inevitable.
December 20, 2015 Is Iran thumbing nose at US 30 years after Beirut bombing? Thirty years after the Marine Corps barracks bombing in Beirut, one of the most horrific and formative terror attacks in American history, the new Iranian government appears to be thumbing its nose at the United States by appointing one of the alleged masterminds of that attack as its new defense minister.
December 20, 2015 US quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistance The U.S. has quietly decided to release more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when relations between the two countries disintegrated over the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden and deadly U.S. airstrikes against Pakistani soldiers.
December 20, 2015 Kerry and Karzai reach partial Afghan security deal U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said a partial agreement was reached with Afghanistan on a security accord, but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.
