2026-04-4 154f52ce3a1d0e3855f9ead447a92bb119a9f865 /feed/2026/04/4/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-announces-that-the-us-state-department-has-revoked-the-green-cards-of-the-niece-an U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that the U.S. State Department has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of deceased IRGC Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani. This comes after they were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 1775372904 2026-04-4 9d202ae97828c0ae460f0640e3e12f088283aac0 42 IRGC 171 /wiki/islamic%20revolutionary%20guard%20corps Immigration and Customs Enforcement 405 /wiki/united%20states%20immigration%20and%20customs%20enforcement Marco Rubio 13 /wiki/marco%20rubio Qasem Soleimani 316 /wiki/qasem%20soleimani Quds Force 238 /wiki/quds%20force State Department 36 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20state U.S. Secretary of State 1 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state deceased 115 /wiki/assassination%20of%20qasem%20soleimani green card 70 /wiki/green%20card IRGC Immigration and Customs Enforcement Marco Rubio Qasem Soleimani Quds Force State Department U.S. Secretary of State deceased green card U.S. Secretary of State 2025-08-29 fc81aa2b662f910e9d5ae1389a17f12ed54294aa 7 Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2025/08/29/united-states-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-blocks-palestinian-authority-president-mahmoud-abbas-and-80-other-officials United States secretary of state Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. 2025-06-16 58d316f93e40ef318b2682328e3b7aa48cb1ddc7 /feed/2025/06/16/israeli-jets-strike-120-surface-to-surface-missile-systems-in-central-iran-and-10-command-and-control-centres-belonging Israeli jets strike 120 surface-to-surface missile systems in central Iran and 10 command and control centres belonging to IRGC's Quds Force. 1750168245 2025-06-16 116286f425c11a3fa96106f07940c9c61cd6de78 6 IRGC Quds Force 2 /feed/2025/06/16/israeli-jets-strike-120-surface-to-surface-missile-systems-in-central-iran-and-ten-command-and-control-centres-belonging Israeli jets strike 120 surface-to-surface missile systems in central Iran and ten command and control centres belonging to the IRGC's Quds Force. 2025-04-30 f8ec60d891cc0a4a8e1012f2443102f71b9f0f0c 14 Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2025/04/30/an-american-citizen-detained-in-belarus-after-being-accused-of-being-part-of-a-us-backed-coup-to-oust-belarusian-preside An American citizen detained in Belarus after being accused of being part of a US-backed coup to oust Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is released from the country. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the release. 2025-01-26 ba9b159dae94fdefe1b9917558425da60aa1ef27 /feed/2025/01/26/newly-confirmed-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-announces-the-release-of-american-citizen-anastasia-nufer-from-a-pri Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus. 1737947666 2025-01-26 7e44a0cde12131c6728f5da3b8877c9b99553f9c 18 Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2025/01/26/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-announces-the-release-of-american-citizen-anastasia-nufer-from-a-prison-in-belarus U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus. 2025-01-20 4f6b62cbf92487a6862ad53c511da3bcb0dd267c /feed/2025/01/20/the-united-states-senate-unanimously-confirms-marco-rubio-as-united-states-secretary-of-state-making-him-the-first-cabi The United States Senate unanimously confirms Marco Rubio as United States Secretary of State, making him the first Cabinet official of Trump's second term to be confirmed by the Senate. Rubio also becomes the first Latino American to serve as Secretary of State. 1737429177 2025-01-20 67990e4dd760f4796d09c1822ecfc595b4202696 35 Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2025/01/20/the-united-states-senate-unanimously-confirms-marco-rubio-as-secretary-of-state-making-him-the-first-cabinet-official-o The United States Senate unanimously confirms Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, making him the first Cabinet official of Trump's second term to be confirmed by the Senate. Rubio also becomes the first Latino American to serve as Secretary of State. 2024-01-20 a006122742a9671aaacd3df59ec6673245aa0854 /feed/2024/01/20/an-israeli-airstrike-on-a-building-in-damascus-syria-kills-five-members-of-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-i An Israeli airstrike on a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including general Sadegh Omidzadeh. 1706390006 2024-01-20 40f9b85ab858ce1c0f3b2fe96563836e77ef4bba /feed/2024/01/20/an-israeli-airstrike-targeting-a-building-in-damascus-syria-kills-five-members-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corp An Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including general Sadegh Omidzadeh. 1705777901 2024-01-20 f4065bb6463297ab8b9b8efdeca1b2758c7f9829 /feed/2024/01/20/israel-launches-four-rockets-against-a-residential-building-in-damascus-syria-killing-four-members-of-the-islamic-revo Israel launches four rockets against a residential building in Damascus, Syria, killing four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and another person. 1705763498 2024-01-20 ff253dce2eaefb3699573b155491d32e507096fd 6 IRGC Quds Force 2 /feed/2024/01/20/an-israeli-airstrike-targeting-a-building-in-damascus-syria-kills-five-members-of-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-c An Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force notably intelligence officer Brigadier General Sadegh Omidzadeh. 2020-11-6 cf9591736f5e02c338fb5eb178587410c717d24f 43 State Department U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2020/11/6/china-condemns-us-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-s-decision-yesterday-to-remove-the-militant-group-east-turkestan-isla China condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision yesterday to remove the militant group East Turkestan Islamic Movement from his department's list of designated foreign terrorist groups. 2018-05-23 b5bd9e1547acb7ef5a2727325329bb7f3bdd7656 5 State Department U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2018/05/23/the-united-states-issues-a-health-alert-in-china-following-a-government-employee-reporting-abnormal-sensations-of-soun The United States issues a health alert in China, following a government employee reporting "abnormal sensations of sound and pressure", one in a range of physical symptoms, from late 2017 through to April 2018. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the State Department is moving medical teams into place in Guangzhou, adding that the incident was "entirely consistent" with reported "sonic attacks" in Cuba in 2016 and 2017. 2018-05-15 bd19c2c2c8296a4c63dcf700337385cf16811545 3 IRGC Quds Force 2 /feed/2018/05/15/the-united-states-treasury-department-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-central-bank-governor-valiollah-seif-and-assistant The United States Treasury Department announces new sanctions on Iran central bank governor Valiollah Seif and assistant director Ali Tarzali for allegedly helping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force support Hezbollah. 2016-05-25 b9fbb6962353b01d0926fb3f4aa9be27ec8eab66 7 State Department U.S. Secretary of State 2 /feed/2016/05/25/in-the-united-states-hillary-clinton-is-criticized-by-the-state-department-s-inspector-general-for-her-usage-of-a-priva In the United States, Hillary Clinton is criticized by the State Department’s inspector general for her usage of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The finding also concluded though that former secretary of state Colin Powell also had a private email server, as did former ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration. The inspector referred to the email server usage as "longstanding systemic weaknesses". /feed/2026/04/4/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-announces-that-the-state-department-has-revoked-the-green-cards-of-the-niece-and-gra AFP via ''Dawn 4 86003a502763744bfec9a7677fe095dded5c090d 4 https://www.dawn.com/news/1988582/us-arrests-relatives-of-top-iranian-commander-assassinated-in-2020-strike-on-baghdad 2026 NBC News 4 cf0bdd3e09fde4cd43221256f72cb577416b4288 4 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/niece-grand-niece-slain-iranian-gen-soleimani-arrested-rcna266721 2026 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that the State Department has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of deceased IRGC Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani following their arrest by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.