Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's fall.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday evening that she was taken aback by President-elect Trump’s demand that the stopgap spending bill be used to increase the debt ceiling. Collins, the top GOP appropriator, told reporters that she was surprised by the call and indicated that it had not come up in talks ahead of the…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been on perhaps his last Middle East diplomatic mission as America’s top diplomat this week.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have ... officials are "also communicating directly with those in positions of authority in Syria." HTS, which was once an affiliate of al-Qaida, has been designed as a foreign ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the Syrian government’s collapse.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan say they are aligned in their vision for Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that the U.S. has made direct contact with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels, as they transition from a militant insurgency toward a more legitimate governing authority.

The United States has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now in de-facto control of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the political transition in Syria, movement on a potential cease fire in Gaza, the transition to the Trump administration, and the prospect of normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

The United Nations will play a critical role in the transition of power in Syria following the fall of former strongman leader Bashar al-Assad's regime, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighbouring Syria. On a regional tour devoted to a suddenly-changed Syria, the top US diplomat ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East and hoping to ensure a peaceful future for Syria and the surrounding countries after rebels overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.