Updates | The Week of October 16
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stated that withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal would undermine the United States’ credibility in future negotiations (Politico, L.A. Times).
European Union Foreign Ministers condemned President Trump’s decision to pull backing for the Iran nuclear agreement (WSJ).
- President Trump has reportedly succeeded in uniting Iranians across the political spectrum (CNN).
North Korean officials claim they will not engage in diplomacy with the U.S. until they have long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. East Coast (CNN).
U.S.-backed forces completed the capture of Raqqa, once the capital of the Islamic State (NYT, WSJ, WaPo).
The Trump Administration is enabling Chinese efforts to undermine UN human rights work (Foreign Policy).
The Trump Administration was correct to withdraw from UNESCO, argues Representative Ken Calvert at The Hill.
Former Mossad Director Tamir Pardo has said that recent leaks of Israeli intelligence by the United States should not affect the U.S.-Israel relationship (The Hill).
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned China that the U.S. has many economic weapons to address trade imbalances and Chinese action in the South China Sea (WSJ).