Elliott Abrams says sanctions targeting Iran for human rights violations, its ballistic missile program and its regional influence would go on even as president-elect Biden has pledged to potentially re-enter Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
In a statement Wednesday night, Biden suggested he chose Klain for the position because his experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges.
IAEA also reports that Iran has also been continuing to enrich uranium to a purity of up to 4.5%, higher than the 3.67% allowed under the deal. Further breaching deal, Iran has moved advanced centrifuges from an above-ground plant at its main uranium enrichment site to an underground one.
Spouses often build public awareness or advocacy campaigns around key issues. Will Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' husband tap into his Jewish heritage in some cases? Only time will tell.
Asked whether the State Department was prepared to engage with Biden presidential transition team, Mike Pompeo replies that transition to "second Trump administration" will be smooth. Shifting to a more serious tone, US secretary of state says, “We’re ready. The world is watching what’s taking place here. We’re going to count all the votes. When the process is complete, there will be electors selected. There’s a process, the constitution lays it out pretty clearly.”
The US presidential election results show that a country which is constantly wielding threats, sanctions and weapons must be pursuing a misled foreign policy, says Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Under pressure to beef up security and reassure voters, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say Europe’s troubled Schengen zone of control-free travel over open borders urgently needed fixing. The recent attacks in Nice and Vienna involved assailants who moved freely between Schengen countries.
Separately, Erdogan also sends a message to US President Donald Trump, thanking him for his “sincere and determined vision" for expanding US-Turkey ties. Some analysts think strains between Ankara and Washington could deepen under Biden, as the president-elect takes a dimmer view of Turkey's relations with Russia, its military interventions in Syria and Libya, and Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian tilt.
This is the first time the World Jewish Congress has awarded the prize to the head of the Nations United. "Along with COVID-19, another virus has spread: Anti-Semitism," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Guterres says.
Controversial congresswoman warns that if President-elect Joe Biden's administration does not put so-called progressives in top positions, the party would likely lose big in the 2022 midterm elections.
