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Pakistani-Americans accord enthusiastic welcome to PM Khan on arrival in D.C.

PM Imran Khan flies into Washington for White House talks

US CENTCOM Commander Comes to Kabul for Talks with Afghan Leaders

US willing to rebuild ties with Pakistan

RPT - Pentagon Reiterates US Downed Iranian Drone Amid Tehran Claims to Contrary

US General Discusses Security Situation in Syria With Turkish Counterpart - Pentagon

US Ready to Talk With Iran Without Preconditions - Pompeo

The US Administration is ready to conduct negotiations with Iran without preconditions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday at the joint press conference with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie in Buenos Aires

US Invites Over 60 Nations to Maritime Security Briefing - State Dept. Spokesperson

The United States invited more than 60 nations to a closed-door briefing on a new initiative to achieve maritime security in the Middle East, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday

UN Chief Unable to Verify Facts on Downed Iranian Drone - Spokesman

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cannot verify the facts surrounding reports of an Iranian drone being downed by the United States due to the lack of first-hand information on the matter, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said in a press briefing on Friday

China Counts on Safe Passage Guarantees for Vessels in Persian Gulf - Foreign Ministry

China counts on all parties concerned to joint efforts in ensuring safe passage of vessels, including China-owned, via the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a briefing on Friday

Iran Shows Footage of Drone in Persian Gulf Refuting Claims US Shot It Down - Reports

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released footage on Friday taken by an Iranian drone flying over the Strait of Hormuz, refuting previous claims made by the United States that it had shot the drone down, local media reported

Trump, Pentagon Stand by Assessment of Downing Iranian Drone Despite Tehran Claims

President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials on Friday reiterated their assessment that it was an Iranian drone that was shot down by US forces in the Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon Reiterates US Downed Iranian Drone Amid Tehran Claims to Contrary

The Defense Department reiterated its assessment that it was an Iranian drone that was shot down by US forces in the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon spokeswoman Rebecca Rebarich told Sputnik on Friday

US Plans to Send Additional Troops to Saudi Arabia Will Not Benefit Anyone - Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called US plans to send additional troops to Saudi Arabia a "symbolic move" that will not bring benefits to any country in the region in terms of security

Warship destroyer Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz