Recent pleas by the leaders of Turkey, Egypt and others for Trump to get involved in the conflict have fallen on deaf ears, several foreign and US officials tell CNN. The Trump White House had taken an active interest in the conflict in 2019, reaching out to Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the warlord leading an offensive against the country's United Nations-backed government. But in recent months, the President's stance has changed, with Trump telling those leaders that he'd rather not get involved in another messy Middle Eastern conflict. … [Read more...] about Trump steps back from involving himself in Libya’s bloody civil war
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Iran says US envoys all the same ‘they bite off more than they can chew’
Hook’s surprise departure comes at a critical time when Washington has been intensely lobbying at the United Nations to extend an arms embargo on Iran and as the U.N. Security Council prepares to hold a vote on the U.S. resolution next week. Pompeo did not give a reason for the change but wrote in a tweet that Hook was moving on to the private sector. … [Read more...] about Iran says US envoys all the same ‘they bite off more than they can chew’
US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, police chief, 9 others for ‘undermining autonomy’
The law passed through Congress with bipartisan support as lawmakers increasingly grew upset with Beijing after it instituted a national security law on Hong Kong, which critics fear aims to quash dissent in the territory that had enjoyed a degree of political autonomy from the mainland. … [Read more...] about US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, police chief, 9 others for ‘undermining autonomy’
