Tag: Blinken
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Blinken can claim one win after Mideast trip, but also plenty of losses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the United States just as Israel was striking Iran — its anticipated retaliation for a massive missile strike earlier this month. There was obvious relief among State Department officials as they heard the initial reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had bent to Blinken’s urging to strike…
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Rocket attack forces Blinken to seek cover in Israeli air raid shelter
TEL AVIV — A rocket attack briefly forced Secretary of State Antony Blinken to go to an air raid shelter Wednesday after sirens rang out across Tel Aviv, a senior administration official told NBC News. Smoke, apparently from an intercepted projectile, could be seen in the sky above the hotel where Blinken was staying. A…
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Blinken makes clear to Israel that steps so far to increase aid in Gaza are insufficient
TEL AVIV — Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday that it is not Israel’s policy to isolate northern Gaza, a senior State Department official said even as the United Nations reported its requests to bring desperately needed humanitarian assistance to the area continued to be denied. “This includes planned missions by U.N.…