"I've gotten over 100 hostages out. I will not stop until I get every single one of them out," Biden said
Syria is a crossroads where these two countries met, whose self-defense wars the United States supports, whether resolutely as in Ukraine, or with reservations as in Israel.
The prospect of sparing Robert Bowers' life drew strong objections from those who lost family members, friends and neighbors.
While it is true that the current weakness of Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia in the region led to the toppling of Assad, Biden taking credit for this complex turn of events is disingenuous.
The 64-page document, which maps out more than 100 executive branch actions, comes weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
The act establishes a body that will examine whether the Philadelphia Museum, known as the Weitzman, can join the Smithsonian Institution.
Pentagon chief urges 'close consultation' between Israel and US on Syria • UN General Assembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire
Biden and Trump can both play key roles in determining TikTok's fate in the US.
Biden said US forces on Sunday conducted a dozen precision strikes within Syria targeting camps and operatives of the terrorist group Islamic State.
A line can be drawn from the "fateful decisions" that the US and Iran made in the days after October 7 to today, according to the official.