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US State Dept. offers $10m. reward for Hamidawi, leader of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia

The US State Department offered up to $10 million for information on Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kataib Hezbollah, responsible for deadly attacks on US facilities and the kidnapping of US citizens.

Mourners march in the funeral of a Kataib Hezbollah terrorist after a US airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters near the Iraq-Syria border, pictured in Baghdad, March 2, 2026.
Then-vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar delivers a speech during the opening session of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015.

US arrests Iranian family tied to 1979 Iran hostage crisis at US embassy

An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

US, Lebanon request Israel pause attacks against Hezbollah prior to talks - report

An exterior view shows the United Nations Headquarters on September 18, 2025 in New York City.

US expelled Iran's UN deputy ambassador in December 2025, months before beginning of war - report


‘We can’t afford to be silent': US antisemitism envoy tells 'Post' - exclusive

Antisemitism Affairs: US antisemitism envoy Dr. Deborah Lipstadt speaks to the ‘Post’ about the new Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism.

 AS OF September 2024, 42 countries have signed the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism that Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, the US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, was instrumental in creating.

US warns all parties in Middle East against escalation, endangering hostage deal

The Middle East is on edge after deadly attacks that blew up radios and pagers of Hezbollah, killing 37 people and wounding around 3,000 and overwhelming Lebanese hospitals.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne deliver remarks after meeting in Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France, September 19, 2024.

Palestinian Authority fails to meet minimum fiscal transparency - US State Dept

According to the report, the PA provided incomplete information on debt obligations, including for PA-owned businesses.

 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas.

New sanctions: US targets 12 individuals in Iran for sanctions over alleged human rights violations

US State Department stated that they are issuing the sanctions in coordination with Australia and Canada, who are also rolling out new sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations.

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

State Dept. defends not launching investigation into Aysenur Eygi's death

The department also found Israel's changes to rules of engagement 'insufficient.'

 American-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.

Blinken to meet with Egypt on hostage deal Tuesday

Miller: 'We continue to engage with our partners in the region'

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken exits a plane as he arrives in Cairo, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Egypt, January 11, 2024.

Venezuela arrests Spain, US and Czech nationals for 'destabilization'

A spokesperson for the US State Department said "a US military member" had been detained in Venezuela.

 Guardia Nacional de Venezuela Police. February 23, 2013.

State Dept. defends ability to hold Israel accountable for proper weapons use

"We urge Israel to thoroughly and transparently investigate reports of gross violations of human rights and take all appropriate action," he said. 

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses reporters during his first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021

Hostage families discuss growing antisemitism, Hamas support at US State Dept.

This meeting follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint Congress session on Wednesday, in which many of the hostage relatives were also in attendance.     

 US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism and Hate Crimes, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, at the US State Department, July 25, 2024.

US State Department imposes visa restriction on Elor Azaria for 'human rights violations'

The government organization also said that they plan to impose restrictions on more individuals whom they believe to have committed the same alleged crimes attributed to Azaria.

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017