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FILE - This July 29, 2013 file photo shows Martin Indyk speaking at the State Department in Washington. U.S. special Mideast envoy Indyk is resigning after nearly a year of unsuccessful efforts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Obama administration officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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US Mideast envoy quits after attempt at peace deal

Matthew Lee · June 27, 2014 5:05 pm

In this photo taken Monday, June 23, 2014, fighters of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces vehicle down a main road at the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, more than two weeks after ISIL took over the country's second largest city. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Mideast nations on Wednesday against taking new military action in Iraq that might heighten already-tense sectarian divisions, as reports surfaced that Syria launched airstrikes across the border and Iran has been flying surveillance drones over the neighboring country. (AP Photo)

Analysis: Iraq producing unusual Mideast dynamic

Matthew Lee · June 26, 2014 5:51 pm

US bars Ugandan officials for gay rights abuses

Matthew Lee · June 20, 2014 3:42 am

Partisan civility as Kerry honors Condoleezza Rice

Matthew Lee · June 18, 2014 10:32 pm

US, Iran discuss ongoing Iraq violence

Matthew Lee · June 16, 2014 10:56 pm

FILE - This June 12, 2014 file photo shows Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a meeting between President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. With Baghdad threatened by the advance of an al-Qaida-inspired insurgency, the State Department is reinforcing security at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's capital _ and sending some personnel out of town. Kerry made calls to foreign ministers in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to discuss the threat and the need for Iraqi leaders to work together. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Kerry: US open to talks with Iran over Iraq

Matthew Lee · June 16, 2014 12:43 pm

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US presses Russia over weapons flow to Ukraine

Matthew Lee · June 14, 2014 5:45 pm

US offers $18M in rewards for African militants

Matthew Lee · June 13, 2014 7:31 pm

Kerry celebrates D-Day at family estate in France

Matthew Lee · June 7, 2014 12:18 pm

Kerry, Lavrov: Ukraine shouldn’t be ‘pawn’

Matthew Lee · June 5, 2014 4:40 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference after his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam, at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday June 4, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is on an unannounced trip to Lebanon to bring Obama administration support to the country's government as it confronts severe difficulties, with an influx of refugees from next door in Syria and a political stalemate at home. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Kerry: US troubled by lack of Lebanese president

Matthew Lee · June 4, 2014 4:36 pm

President Barack Obama arrives to a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in West Point, N.Y. In a broad defense of his foreign policy, the president declared that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A look at America’s post-Cold War foreign policy

Matthew Lee · May 28, 2014 11:47 pm