"All parties must take steps to ease tensions. Escalation is not in anyone's interests," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.

Antony Blinken condemned Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, arguing diplomacy still had time and expressing concern Iran might accelerate its weapons program in response ...

Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict.

Blinken also rejected calls for the United States to work to topple the government of Iran, which has opposed Washington since the overthrow of its U.S.-backed ruler in a popular uprising in 1979.

Laying out US priorities, Blinken said the new government must "uphold clear commitments to fully respect the rights of minorities" and allow the flow of humanitarian assistance. Mohammad Al Bashir.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus called for calm in Bangladesh as he prepares to return to the country to head an interim government following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller says Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with his counterparts in Qatar and Egypt, as well as G7 partners and urged the parties in the Middle ...

Blinken also rejected calls for the United States to work to topple the government of Iran, which has opposed Washington since the overthrow of its US-backed ruler in a popular uprising in 1979.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned against the risk of escalation in the Middle East after the detonation of thousands of Hezbollah pagers threatened to derail his latest ...

Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, standing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a news conference at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 6, ...

Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict.