Dan Boylan

Iran tankers turn off trackers as U.S. sanctions start to bite

Iranian "ghost tankers" are dismantling their vessel tracking systems upon leaving the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to sell oil secretly around the world as Tehran braces for the Trump administration to reimpose harsh sanctions on its energy sector.

September 24, 2018

Beijing accuses White House of trade bullying as new U.S. tariffs take effect

In the latest escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, Beijing on Monday accused Washington of "economic bullying" just as trade tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese made goods came into effect.

September 24, 2018

Donald Trump drive to slash Iranian oil exports draws strong global reaction

The Trump administration's push to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero by strangling Tehran with sanctions stirred admiration, worry and bewilderment across the world stage this week.

September 21, 2018

World Anti-Doping Agency reinstates Russia to end nearly 3-year suspension for doping scheme

The World Anti-Doping Agency reinstated Russia on Thursday despite a wave of protests, ending the nearly three-year suspension of the country's drug-testing program because of a state-sponsored doping scheme.

September 20, 2018

Imran Khan gives U.S. at chance to reset Pakistan relations

The election of outsider Imran Khan as prime minister of Pakistan last month presents the U.S. with a rare window to reset relations with a critical but troublesome ally, but the two sides face a slew of difficult issues and a lack of trust in any effort to improve relations.

September 19, 2018

ZTE, Chinese cellphone company, targeted by senators ZERO act

President Trump on Tuesday got tough on China with tariffs, but a bipartisan group of senators want to get tougher, pushing legislation to crack down on Chinese cellphone giant ZTE.

September 18, 2018

Senators target Chinese telecom firm ZTE: Comply with U.S. law or face another ban

Republican and Democratic senators are proposing that the controversial Chinese tech giant ZTE must be regularly certified that it is operating in full compliance with relevant U.S. export controls and sanctions laws -- or face another ban.

September 18, 2018

Fearing U.S. sanctions on Tehran, Sri Lanka stops importing Iranian crude oil

In anticipation of new U.S. sanctions against Tehran, Sri Lankan energy officials said Tuesday the South Asian nation has stopped importing Iranian crude oil.

September 18, 2018

Major questions about Coast Guard and Navy plans to build new polar icebreakers

As the Coast Guard and Navy prepare to build their first new heavy polar icebreakers in more than four decades, a new government audit is warning that the $10 billion program should be delayed until questions about the cost and delivery dates of the ships can be sorted out.

September 17, 2018

Iran accuses Russia and Saudi Arabia of taking the world’s crude oil market ‘hostage’

A leading Iranian energy official recently accused Russia and Saudi Arabia of taking the world's crude oil market "hostage" in reaction to the Trump administration's effort to kill Tehran's oil exports.

September 17, 2018

Polish President Andrzej Duda to visit White House

Polish President Andrzej Duda's desire to build a permanent U.S. Army base in his country to deter Russia will be front and center when he meets with President Trump at the White House this week.

September 16, 2018

Stoltenberg says NATO thanks Trump for pushing allies to spend more on defense

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has come through on one of President Trump's major demands, that members other than the U.S. dramatically boost their defense spending to relieve the burden Washington faces propping up the military alliance.

September 14, 2018

Second round of sanctions ready to penalize Moscow for the U.K. nerve-agent attack

The Trump administration pushed back on a bipartisan criticism that it has not done enough to deter Moscow's increasingly aggressive behavior, announcing it is reading a second "more severe" round of sanctions on Russia for the U.K. nerve-agent attack, a leading State Department official told Congress.

September 13, 2018

Jeanne Shaheen: Cause of illness sickening U.S. diplomats in Cuba must be probed

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democratic lawmaker, on Tuesday called for a congressional investigation into new reports that Russia may be behind the mysterious case of numerous American diplomats in Cuba reporting health and vision problems from a still unexplained "sonic event."

September 12, 2018

Putin, Xi together for the third time this year as Russia launches largest war games since Cold War

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in far-eastern Russia on Tuesday, the same day the Kremlin began its biggest military exercise since the Cold War.

September 11, 2018

International Criminal Court ‘undeterred’ by Donald Trump, John Bolton threats

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday pushed back against a withering attack from Washington to prosecute and sanction its judges and officials if Americans are charged with war crimes allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

September 11, 2018

John Bolton: The International Criminal Court is ‘illegitimate’ and ‘already dead to us’

In the first major policy speech since his appointment, National Security Adviser John R. Bolton put some meat on the bones of President Trump's vaunted "America first" foreign policy, saying the U.S. was ready to sanction anyone cooperating with a global court's investigation of the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan and announcing that the Palestine Liberation Organization diplomatic office in Washington was no longer welcome.

September 10, 2018

Trump bid to crush Iran’s oil exports moves forward after Pompeo discusses issue with India

The Trump administration's drive to crush Iran's oil exports has moved forward after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington will help India to reduce its dependence on crude imports from the Islamic Republic.

September 7, 2018

Twitter denies anti-conservative bias as Justice Department plans inquiry

In twin appearances on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey denied charges from President Trump and leading conservatives that his social media platform has engaged in "shadow banning" their views, even as the Justice Department announced plans to convene the nation's state attorneys general to explore whether companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter are "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas."

September 5, 2018

James Inhofe replaces John McCain as chair of Senate Armed Services Committee

In the wake of Sen. John McCain's death late last month, chairmanship of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee officially passed on Wednesday to the panel's number two Republican, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma.

September 5, 2018