Rex Tillerson

Nikki Haley accuses John Kelly, Rex Tillerson of scheming against Trump

In the book, which is due to be released on Tuesday, November 12, Haley touches on her behind-the-scenes interactions with then-top Trump officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Oval Office of the White House after it was announced the president had accepted the Haley's resignation in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu and Rex Tillerson

Tillerson accuses Netanyahu of having 'played' Trump

Jared Kushner in an interview with Reuters

Rex Tillerson says Jared Kushner went rogue on foreign policy

United States President Donald Trump

Top Republican predicts Trump will nix Iran deal in May


Europe sees Trump itching to leave Iran nuclear deal

The E3, Iran and advocates of the nuclear deal in the US saw Tillerson’s firing as a harbinger of Trump’s ultimate withdrawal.

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini before their meeting at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017.

The Senate’s duty and the dangerous rise of Mike Pompeo

While Pompeo’s rising star in the White House is easy to understand, it also speaks to deeper issues plaguing the American political psyche.

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo arrives for a closed briefing before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 16, 2017.

Stop the race

If Iran can enrich uranium now and go even farther in the next decade, why can’t other countries in the Middle East?

S-300 air defense system (L) and Iran's Fordow nuclear plant

Welcome, Mr. Pompeo

Pompeo is likely to be a more effective secretary of state than Tillerson.

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo arrives for a closed briefing before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 16, 2017.

Iran deal imperiled as Trump ousts Secretary Tillerson

The ousted secretary has also advised Trump not to rip up the nuclear accord outright. But his named replacement, CIA director Mike Pompeo, has disagreed.

DATE IMPORTED: October 16, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2017.

Trump fires Secretary of State Tillerson, taps CIA director Pompeo

Tillerson officially found out about the dismissal via Twitter, according to CNN>

A combination photo of Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo (L) on May 11, 2017 and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2017

The contest for Afrin province has become dangerous and deadly

It appears now that Tillerson’s Ankara visit on February 16 was the last straw for the leadership in Afrin.

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are seen near the city of Afrin, Syria

Israel-Lebanon gas woes overshadow Tillerson visit

The group seeks to 'own' the gas portfolio as yet another casus belli it claims against Israel.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, February 2018

ANALYSIS: Tillerson’s ‘good cop’ Mideast tour

He called on Iran to withdraw from Syria and he stressed that the US supported Jordan’s role in the Israel-Palestinian peace process.

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

February 18, 2018: Pallywood propagandist

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Turkey demands US expel Kurds from anti-ISIS force

Ties between Turkey and the United States have been strained to the breaking point by Washington's support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.