RT- The US will not send a special delegation to the Syria talks, which are due to be held in the Kazakhstan capital, Astana on January 23, according to the US State Department. Instead, the US will be represented by its ambassador to Kazakhstan.
"Given our presidential inauguration and the immediate demands of the transition, a delegation from ...
Tasnim The United States has not received an invitation from Russia or Turkey to participate in the intra-Syrian peace talks in Astana, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said in a briefing on Friday.
On January 23, Russia and Turkey are coordinating a conference with Syrian opposition and government representatives in Kazakhstans capital ...
Press TV- The United States has rejected Russias accusations that Washington provides sophisticated military equipment to militants fighting against the Syrian government.
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday that the outgoing administration af President Barack Obama remains opposed to providing portable air-defense systems,...
Reuters- The U.S. State Department said that Iran is taking steps to ship out heavy water produced in excess of a soft limit set under its nuclear deal with major powers, as reported by the U.N. atomic watchdog on Wednesday.
"It's important to note that Iran made no effort to hide this," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told a regular press ...
IRNA The US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Lebanon and his meeting with President Michel Aoun was nothing of concern for America.
During his press briefing on Monday, he said, Were not going to necessarily look at this one visit in isolation as some kind of indication ...
The United States has called on the Bahraini regime to releaseprominent rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, citing "concerns" over silencing dissidents in the Persian Gulf country.
"We call on the government of Bahrain to release him immediately," US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Tuesday, adding that, "We have concerns about the state ...
The United States has described as unfortunate but not surprising Russias announcement of using an Iranian airbase to launch airstrikes against terrorists in Syria.
US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner made the comments on Tuesday, saying, Washington is still assessing the extent of the Russian-Iranian cooperation over Syrias conflict.
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Facing mounting pressure from members of Congress and from inquiring journalists, the State Department said today it has reopened its investigation into who ordered the video edit of a State Department briefing from December 2013.
Last week when the State Department admitted the video had been deliberately edited (after having originally stated ...
Alwaght- The US continues supporting Saudi-backed Ahrar al-Sham terrorist group that has committed heinous crimes against Syrian civilians.
Ahrar al-Sham is not a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. It is part of this vetted group of opposition forces that are part of the HNC [High Negotiating Committee]. That was process mostly led by Saudi ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said a recent decision by the US Supreme Court to seize frozen Iranian assets in an American bank is not in violation of international law.
"To the extent that this letter was prompted by the recent Supreme Court decision in the Bank Markazi (Central Bank of Iran) v. Peterson case, we ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said Washington has not yet received Irans notes of protest over two recent court rulings against the Islamic Republic.
weve obviously seen the media reports that they did summon him (Swiss ambassador) in, as you note, but we dont have any kind of readout yet. I we can certainly try to share ...
Washington says it will not give Iran any access to the US financial system amid its other measures to constrain Tehrans financial relations and transactions with other countries.
"The administration has not been and is not planning to grant Iran access to the US financial system," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Monday.
President ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Thursday that a proposed Russian sale of fighter jets to Iran would violate a U.N. arms embargo on Tehran, setting up another standoff related to last year's nuclear negotiations.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said transferring the Sukhoi-30 jets, comparable to American F-15E fighter bombers,...
The US State Department says Washington believes Daesh terrorists carried out chemical attacks in Syria and Iraq.
Spokesman Mark Toner made the announcement after the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed that Syrians were exposed to sulfur mustard north of Aleppo last August.
We believe that the Islamic State ...
The United States has condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assads pledge to regain control of the entire country, saying there is no military solution to the years-long conflict.
State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said on Friday that the Syrian president does not have any legitimacy, but others do.
"He [Assad] is not a legitimate leader ...
The State Department is promising to make changes to a program allowing some travelers to enter the U.S. without a visa "very soon."
The changes to the program waiving visas for people from 38 countries will be phased in, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Wednesday, weeks after Congress approved the fix to prevent domestic ...
The United States has leveled new charges against Russia over its military operations in Syria, accusing Moscow of having killed hundreds of Syrian civilians since late September.
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Tuesday, "Russian airstrikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians, including first responders, (and) hit medical ...
The US says it is ready to take the next steps towards the implementation of the Irannuclear agreement following areport bythe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)stating that it has found no indications of possible military dimensions (PMD)in Tehran's nuclear program.
The IAEA has confirmed that Iran met its commitments to provide responses ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) The administration of the US President Barack Obama lauded the release of a document by Iran and the United Nations (UN) on redesigning Iranian Arak heavy water nuclear plant.
US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said on Monday, We welcome the release yesterday of the document outlining the expected roles by all of ...
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