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Stubborn, reserved Tillerson a bad fit in chaotic Trump admin

After all, the then 64-year-old engineer had been chief executive of ExxonMobil, the US oil giant, and so close to Russia's Vladimir Putin that he had received a medal of friendship. What Trump got, to his evident frustration, was a stubborn diplomat in a more orthodox conservative tradition, keen to reassure allies, work with the US military and hold Russia at arm's length.

CIA director Mike Pompeo warns Iranian general against attacks on 'US interests' in Iraq

CIA director Mike Pompeo has said that he sent a letter to a top Iranian military official warning him that the United States would hold Tehran accountable for any attacks it conducted on American interests in Iraq.

Donald Trump skips East Asia Summit due to delays in programme schedule, sends Rex Tillerson instead

Rohingya refugee crisis: US steps up pressure on Myanmar; Rex Tillerson to deliver warning to Aung San Suu Kyi govt

In the face of widespread "atrocities" against ethnic Rohingya people in Myanmar, the United States has been cautiously stepping up pressure on that country's army, while taking care to avoid endangering the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi

US waiting to see 'practical steps' by Pakistan to counter terrorism in coming weeks, says official

The United States is waiting to see practical steps taken by Pakistan over the next weeks and months in its war against terrorism, a top American diplomat said asserting that the Trump administration is moving quickly on its own strategy to fight against terror groups

Swaraj, Tillerson name and shame Pakistan over terrorism: US secy of state calls India an 'emerging leader in region'

On the concluding day of his maiden visit to India, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson held a joint press conference with India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi

Rex Tillerson in India highlights: Sushma Swaraj names and shames Pakistan; raises H1B issue with Trump administration

Rex Tillerson arrived on a tour of India Tuesday. According to the US State Department, he will meet with Indian leaders to discuss further strengthening of India-US ties

Rex Tillerson will arrive in New Delhi today: US secretary of state to meet Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ahead of his arrival in New Delhi on Tuesday, said America's relationship with India is of strategic importance which is not limited just to South Asia

As Rex Tillerson prepares to tour Pakistan, Islamabad is wary of deepening India-US relations

As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Pakistan on Tuesday, anxious Pakistanis may be equally interested in dissuading Washington’s deepening ties with India

Rex Tillerson plays down tensions with Donald Trump, says he is 'fully committed' to president's objectives

Tillerson on Sunday minimised tensions with Trump and brushed aside comments from a lawmaker, who compared Trump’s undermining of his top diplomat to a public castration