But former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati stresses that a US return to nuclear deal is key, and that so far, Washington has shown 'anything serious' yet

Voters split evenly on whether US president took right approach or was not supportive enough, while only 15% believe he was too supportive

US president will meet with G7, Queen Elizabeth II, NATO, and European Union before summit with Russia's president; says tour part of a 'defining' battle for democracy

WSJ says secret report by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory makes strong case for further investigation into theory that says COVID-19 seeped from Chinese virology center

Former US president hits out at Democrats over 'betrayal' in Congress, says 'everybody' used to back the Jewish state but 'I guess it's just not in vogue'

Potential position said likely to involve diplomatic relations resulting from Israel's normalization agreements with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco

US president says Israeli president-elect has demonstrated unwavering commitment to strengthening Israel’s security, looks ahead to Rivlin visit

American Jewish Committee poll finds wide overall support among Jewish community for Democratic US president while Orthodox voters generally disapprove of his administration

US State Department says budget will let US 'maintain steadfast support' for Israel, restores aid to Palestinians, works to advance 'freedom, prosperity and security' for both

US president says he won't allow Americans to be attacked because of who they are; bipartisan letter signed by 132 lawmakers urges more forceful response to targeting of Jews