Secretary Clinton Meets With Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal Secretary Clinton (Feb. 15): "The United States and Saudi Arabia have long shared a partnership...It is a partnership that is both durable and dynamic. It is built on mutual respect and mutual interests, and it is crucial to our shared hopes for the future." Full Text»More on the Secretary's trip»
Secretary Clinton Traveling to Qatar and Saudi Arabia Secretary Clinton is traveling to Qatar and Saudi Arabia from February 13-16. Full Text»
Human Rights in Iran Assistant Secretary Crowley (Feb. 11): "Iran has attempted a near-total information blockade ... using force to intimidate their own people and to restrict freedom of assembly and freedom of expression." Full Text»
Treasury Targets Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Feb. 10) The U.S. Department of the Treasury today took further action to implement existing U.S. sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by designating an individual and four companies affiliated with the IRGC pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which freezes the assets of designated proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their supporters. Full Text»
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Assistant Secretary Crowley (Feb. 9): "[W]e have always attached urgency...to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and with this step that we thought was unnecessary, since Iran does have clear alternatives that would provide the enriched fuel for the Tehran research reactor and give Iran the ability to have medical isotopes that have a clear humanitarian purpose." Full Text»
Senate Vote on Iran Sanctions Assistant Secretary Crowley (Jan. 29): "Concerning Senate vote on Iran sanctions, the goal remains to change Iran's decision making on its nuclear program, to keep the international coalition unified, and to maintain the President's flexibility going forward; we will continue to work with Congress to ensure that these goals are attained." Full Text»
Middle East Peace Process Assistant Secretary Crowley (Jan. 28): "I should just add ... that the Secretary also met today with Saudi Foreign Minister al-Faysal and the UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayid. They were talking about issues ranging from Yemen and Iran to Afghanistan, but also the Middle East peace process." Full Text»
State of the Union Address President Obama (Jan. 27): "...As Iran's leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: They, too, will face growing consequences. That is a promise." Full Text»