John bolton

Trump tweeted Wednesday that he has “worked long & hard” with O’Brien and that “he will do a great job!” read more

The national security adviser provides advice to the president on defence, security and diplomatic issues. The job, the highest White House position on national security, does not require confirmation by the US Senate. read more

Trump said Bolton had made mistakes, including offending North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un by demanding that he follow a “Libyan model” and hand over all his nuclear weapons. read more

Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He says Bolton submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. read more

The sudden demise of the talks may doom direct US negotiations with the Taliban that held out the prospect of ending 18 years of combat in Afghanistan, making it America’s longest-running war. read more

President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton condemned China’s recent escalation of efforts to intimidate other countries out of developing resources in South China Sea. read more

“Iran has engaged over the past couple of months in a long series of unprovoked and unjustifiable attacks. It would be a big mistake for Iran to continue this kind of behaviour,” Bolton said. read more

Officials familiar with the president’s thinking said that Bolton and Pompeo supported air strikes on a limited number of targets involved in the shooting down of the Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk drone. US and Iranian officials continue to dispute whether the... read more

Trump’s national security adviser said “no reason” for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with world powers other than to seek atomic weapons. read more

It is likely that one country’s defensive move aimed at deterrence can be interpreted as an offensive move by the other read more

The announcement, which came in a statement from National Security Adviser John Bolton, did not cite specific threats or the provocation and only said it was in response to a “number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings”. read more

It marked the latest in a series of moves by US President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Iran in recent months. read more

Hindustan Times spoke to a key CCS member, Indian and Pakistani diplomats, office of the US NSA, and intelligence officials to piece together some of the events on the day the fragile and uneasy relationship between the two neighbours almost reached... read more

The US support to India was expressed by American NSA John Bolton during a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday. read more

The United States continued to mount pressure on Pakistan Monday calling upon it on to take “meaningful steps” against terrorism. read more