Sessions will be led by national security advisers Ben-Shabbat and Sullivan; sides will seek to limit disagreements and keep discord behind closed doors

Sides plan to reconvene working group set up under Obama administration, keep discussions low profile to avoid public spat

Former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi, 84, was detained in February 2016, when he traveled back to the Islamic Republic after arrest of his son in Tehran

President seeks to end bloody civil war through diplomacy, says national security adviser, clarifying that move doesn't affect US operations against al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula

Yossi Cohen may meet Biden during trip, will likely push against Iran rapprochement in talks with CIA chief, US national security adviser, TV report says

US president-elect's nominees include pair of '2nd-generation survivors,' an Iran deal and Gaza ceasefire negotiator, and 2 women trailblazers in diplomacy and national security

Eschewing family members and tributes from his selectees, US president-elect puts emphasis on qualified professionals

Secretary of state nominee Blinken highlights his Jewish roots; US president-elect touts Jake Sullivan's role in talks that helped lead to Iran deal, 2012 Gaza ceasefire

Ex-Clinton aide to serve as national security adviser, Linda Thomas-Greenfield named next UN envoy, Avril Haines to become first woman director of National Intelligence

Report says long-time foreign advisor, who is Jewish, to be named top US diplomat Tuesday as president-elect continues to flesh out cabinet despite Trump efforts to impede process