Abigail Williams

Trump's memorandum with Iran is only a “framework,” with most big issues still to be resolved in future negotiations. The 2015 nuclear deal was a detailed agreement hammered out over two years.

Sitting in the bar with my date, I realize that Asiento’s warmth is beyond surface-level. Asiento’s been a community fixture for thirteen years, and its effects are felt.

Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when cargo ships transited the waterway without paying any fee.

Jared Genser, a human rights lawyer who has been involved with high-profile cases of U.S. citizens detained in Iran, named the released citizen as his client, Dena Karari.

Counterterrorism experts say the Trump administration's focus on the far left lacks context about the full range of threats from extremists across the political spectrum.

The deal is not expected to require the most rigorous level of U.N. inspections on nuclear sites in Saudi Arabia, and critics say it could fuel a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

Frustrations are mounting as the State Department offers no clear answers about when diplomats might return to Middle East posts. A spokesperson said providing a timeline isn't possible “because the security environment remains dynamic.”

Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. told NBC News that the two nations signed an agreement last week so Ukrainian combat drones can be sent to the U.S. for military testing and evaluation.

Some health officials have attributed the severity of the outbreak to aid cuts, with key supplies, equipment and operational support no longer reaching responders at the scale needed.

The action was retaliation for Brazil's withholding formal approval for the Trump administration's pick for U.S. ambassador to Brazil.