James Jeffrey

Israel should push for US engagement on Iran if JCPOA rejoined - Jeffrey

James Jeffrey believes there is a strong commitment from US President Joe Biden's administration to rejoin the 2015 Iran deal.

JULY 8, 2021|ByOMRI NAHMIAS

James Jeffrey, U.S. State Department special representative for Syria Engagement, testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Trump's decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019

Islamist rebels from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are seen outside the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya

Did former US officials support extremists in Syria as an 'asset'?

It is unclear why the US saw these groups as assets, considering that not long ago, they were cheering 9/11 and supporting genocidal terrorism.

APRIL 6, 2021|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

US Syria envoy Jeffrey may leave post, concerns grow over US Syria role

James Jeffrey failed to stop the Turkish invasion of October 2019 and was seen as pro-Ankara, now questions remain about whether the US role in eastern Syria can protect Kurds and minorities.

NOVEMBER 9, 2020|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Turkey on Wednesday.

What did the U.S. know about Turkey’s Syria invasion plans?

The US never saw the SDF as anything more than as tool.

NOVEMBER 4, 2019|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

U.S. forces found evidence of war crimes by Turks in Syria

There had been reports of "several incidents of what we consider war crimes," said Trump's special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey.

OCTOBER 23, 2019ByREUTERS