Meanwhile, UN human rights chief warns that she has credible reports of 'summary executions' in areas of Afghanistan under Taliban control

PM said to urge coordination during meeting with CIA chief; officials believe William Burns also skeptical Tehran will return to 2015 deal

Prime minister, top security officials sit down with visiting US spy chief amid growing regional tensions involving Tehran

William Burns visits Israel for talks focused on Iran; reportedly given dossier describing Ebrahim Raisi as a demented extremist who can't be negotiated with

William Burns expected to meet with Mossad chief, PM, president, and foreign minister; Israeli officials say he'll also visit Palestinian Authority

Team headed by intelligence chief Majed Faraj meets with CIA counterparts to discuss maintaining calm in West Bank amid latest Gaza violence

Role not subject to Senate confirmation; the experienced official rose through the intelligence ranks as an Iran sanctions enforcer

US president-elect touts 'decades of experience' of longtime State Department official, who spearheaded Obama administration's early outreach to Iran

Trump administration names 2 senior intel officers allegedly behind disappearance of Robert Levinson, which it says Iranian regime sanctioned

The 28-year agency veteran, who converted to Judaism in 2017, is one of several candidates said under consideration and would be first Black, and 3rd Jew, to lead CIA