With Israeli forces pounding targets in northern Gaza and Lebanon despite U.S. objections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked Monday for the Middle East to try to bring about a cease-fire ...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading again to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the war in Gaza erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks ...

U.S. top diplomat calls for all parties to refrain from escalation Cairo visit comes amid heightened tension after pager explosions Risk of Gaza war expanding to a wider Middle East conflict Skips ...

Tel Aviv — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another trip to the Middle East next week as the U.S. attempts to ramp up support for a cease-fire proposal in the Israel-Hamas war ...

With no firm public response yet from Hamas or Israel to the proposal they received 10 days ago, Blinken started his eighth visit to the region since the conflict began in October by meeting with ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reportedly postponed a trip to the Middle East over heightened security concerns in the region and a possible retaliatory strike from Iran against Israel.

The U.S. painted Sinwar as the main obstacle to that, but Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute says it was never that clear-cut, and Blinken has work to do. BRIAN KATULIS: The stakes are ...

State Secretary Antony Blinken will remain in the Middle East through Friday to "discuss the importance of bringing the war in Gaza to an end," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in ...

Blinken Urges Middle East Leaders to Press Hamas for Gaza Ceasefire By Daphne Psaledakis CAIRO/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Arab leaders to pressure ...

Blinken will chair two meetings of the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday. But neither will focus on Russia’s war with Ukraine or the Middle East, where the U.S. has been frequently at odds ...

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began a visit to Paris in which he will receive France’s highest honor and seek further coordination on the turbulent Middle East.