Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...

according to the terms of the cease-fire and hostage release agreement with Hamas. As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged ...

CIA Director William J. Burns took a speedy tour of the Middle ... Israel and the United States have both blamed Hamas for failing to agree to a proposal that would free about half of the ...

CIA Director William J. Burns, a big gun who was brought in for ... Blinken has made a dozen visits to the Middle East since the Hamas attacks that launched the war. White House national security ...

A Hamas source told Al Araby Al Jadeed that it had suspended third-party talks for a hostage deal, which it had participated in along with CIA Director William Burns and Egyptian and Qatari ...