Blinken Takes Off in 11th Attempt to Reach a Mideast Truce - Bloomberg

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took off Monday for his 11th visit to the Middle East in his so-far unsuccessful effort to engineer a cease-fire between Israel and Iran-backed militants since ... Read More

Blinken pushes for hostage deal in return to Mideast - WPTV

Blinken is seeking progress on a cease-fire deal, normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and wants to prevent regional fighting. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Watch Now ... Read More

Blinken Pushes Peace Plan on Middle East Tour Despite Skepticism From Israel and Hamas - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a three-day tour of the Middle East on Monday, meeting with leaders in Egypt and Israel to push a cease-fire plan promoted by President Biden that has been ... Read More

US submits ceasefire resolution draft to UN: Blinken - New York Post

The United States issued a draft resolution to the United Nations calling for the immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday evening. Read More

Blinken leaves Middle East without hostage deal, says Hamas proposal has 'absolute non-starters' - Fox News

Blinken spent the better part of the past week negotiating with Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas over a potential hostage release deal. The proposal sent over by Hamas late on Tuesday contained ... Read More

Blinken shuttles around Mideast on peace quest - Voice of America

Blinken announces $135M in additional US aid for Palestinians Putin tells BRICS leaders that Middle East on brink of full-scale war Iran's Pezeshkian slams UN failure to 'extinguish' regional crisis ... Read More

Blinken to Arrive in Israel as US Pushes for Gaza Ceasefire - U.S. News & World Report

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane at Joint Base Andrews to depart to the Middle East, from Maryland, U.S., August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/Pool ... Read More