Antony Blinken: “If we don't lead efforts to take on these challenges, the People's Republic of China and Putin are ready to step in.”

Where we are our now is not in a good place. What we've seen in the last weeks and months is Iran is actually moving forward with this program.

We need to keep up this momentum. That requires a State Department budget that we fully resource.

We have managed to move to a better trajectory politically to get back to a clearly mandated democratic government.

The People's Republic of China is pursuing military, economic, and geopolitical preeminence, challenging our vision for a free, open, secure, and prosperous international order.