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 U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2024.

Cause of Raisi's fatal helicopter crash unknown, says White House

 An Israeli soldier's rifle is silhouetted next to posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 5, 2024

John Kirby: White House still has no information on unaccounted American hostages

 WHITE HOUSE National Security Council spokesman John Kirby answers questions during a daily press briefing, earlier this month.

WH: Israel's operation in Rafah thus far not deemed major ground offensive

 U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024.

White House says hostage negotiations still an 'active effort'

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023.

US doesn’t seek war with Iran, looks to curb Israeli response

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023.

US: We’ve been increasingly frustrated by Israel's handling of Gaza war

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Senator Rick Scott on March 27, 2024

US does not support war in Lebanon, working to reschedule Israeli delegation

Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024.

Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to 'Ukrainian nationalists'

By REUTERS
 Palestinians walk beside a closed gate of the main commercial crossing of Karni linking the Gaza Strip and Israel,  September 15, 2008.

Israel planning to open new border crossing into Gaza

 Benny Gantz meets with US VP Kamala Harris in Washington, DC. March 4, 2024.

Gaza hunger crisis is unacceptable, US officials tell Gantz in DC

 Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

US urges Hamas to accept hostage deal and six-week pause to Gaza war

 US national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, March 1, 2024.

White House: Northern Gaza aid truck disaster underscores need for airdrops

 Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace group and allies rally in support of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, during a protest in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., November 7, 2023.

Biden reaches out to Michigan's Arab-American community amid Gaza war

 A Hamas terrorist stands in front of a picture of the group's top leader Ismail Haniyeh during his visit at Ain el Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon September 6, 2020

US affirms Hamas is terror group after UN says it's a political one

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023.

US hit 80 Iranian-connected targets in Iraq, Syria, promising more strikes

 White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby joins White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 12, 2023.

WH: framework exists for Gaza hostage deal, but it's not final

 US President Joe Biden delivers a speech to mark the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College, in Blue Bell, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, US, January 5, 2024.

White House calls talks on Hamas hostage deal constructive, promising

By REUTERS
The flag of Iran is seen over its consulate building, with Pakistan's flag in the foreground, January 18, 2024.

US urges restraint 'on all sides' as tensions grow between its ally Pakistan and Iran