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Patrick covered government and politics in South Africa and the Middle East before joining CNSNews.com in 1999. Since then he has launched foreign bureaus for CNSNews.com in Jerusalem, London and the Pacific Rim. From October 2006 to July 2007, Patrick served as Managing Editor at the organization's world headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Now back in the Pacific Rim, as International Editor he reports on politics, international relations, security, terrorism, ethics and religion, and oversees reporting by CNSNews.com's roster of international stringers.

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Kerry Called Him ‘a Patriot.’ Now US Sanctions Loom Against Iran’s ‘Moderate’ Foreign Minister
June 24, 2019, 8:36 PM EDT
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif and then-Secretary of State John Kerry, in New York in April 2016. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)
Iran Remains on Terror-Financing Blacklist, Int’l Taskforce Toughens Supervision of Banks
June 24, 2019, 5:44 AM EDT
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a graduation ceremony at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ academy, Imam Hossein University. (Photo: Office of the Supreme Leader)
Trump Warns Iran: I’m Not Looking For War, But If One Breaks Out ‘It’ll Be Obliteration’
June 23, 2019, 10:10 PM EDT
President Trump leaves Marine One at the White House on Sunday, after spending the weekend at Camp David. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Syrian Refugee Accused in Plot to Bomb Pittsburgh Church – to Kill Nigerian Christians
June 21, 2019, 4:18 AM EDT
Congregants at the Legacy International Worship Center church in Pittsburgh hold a worship service on Thursday night, hours after learning about the arrest of the alleged terrorist. (Screen capture: YouTube)
As US, Iran Tussle Over Location of Downed Drone, Trump Says ‘This Country Will Not Stand For It’
June 20, 2019, 9:48 PM EDT
A U.S. Air Force RQ-4A Global Hawk. (Photo: Northrup Grumman)
Pompeo Urges Russia to Hand Over MH17 Shootdown Suspects After Murder Charges Announced
June 20, 2019, 2:43 AM EDT
Joint Investigation Team official Wilbert Paulissen addresses a press conference in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands on June 19, 2019. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP/Getty Images)
‘You Lie!’ Heckler Yells as GOP Lawmaker Notes Democrats’ Links to Slavery, Jim Crow Laws
June 19, 2019, 11:45 PM EDT
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
Trump on The Democratic Party: ‘More Radical, More Dangerous, And More Unhinged’
June 19, 2019, 1:40 AM EDT
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – The Democratic Party “has become more radical, more dangerous, and more unhinged than at any point in the modern history of our country,” President Trump said on Tuesday night.
Trump Says He Did Not Ask Shanahan to Withdraw From Secretary of Defense Contention
June 18, 2019, 9:04 PM EDT
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan sits alongside President Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House on January 2. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Shanahan: 1,000 More Troops to Mideast; The US ‘Does Not Seek Conflict With Iran’
June 18, 2019, 1:47 AM EDT
U.S. Army soldiers fire a Howitzer artillery piece providing support for Iraqi security forces during the fighting against ISIS. (Photo: U.S. Army/Spc. William Gibson, File)
Turkish Leader Hails ‘Martyr’ Morsi After Muslim Brotherhood Leader Dies During Trial
June 17, 2019, 10:53 PM EDT
Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo in March 2013. (Photo: U.S. Embassy, Cairo)
Tanker Attacks Blamed on Iran: Pompeo Says Some Countries ‘Just Wish This Would Go Away’
June 17, 2019, 1:52 AM EDT
The Norwegian-owned Front Altair tanker burns in the Gulf of Oman on June 13. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)
Sen. Cotton: Iran’s ‘Unprovoked Attack on Commercial Shipping Warrants Retaliatory Military Strikes’
June 16, 2019, 10:12 PM EDT
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Huge Hong Kong March Prompts Gov’t Apology; Protestors Want Extradition Bill Scrapped
June 16, 2019, 7:29 PM EDT
Hong Kong protestors on Sunday hold posters depicting the territory’s chief executive Carrie Lam, whom many want to resign. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
House Panel to Examine Slavery Reparations; 2020 Democrat Hopefuls Back Legislation
June 14, 2019, 4:38 AM EDT
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, left, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ilhan Omar. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S Assessment Blames Gulf Tanker Attacks on Iran
June 13, 2019, 7:41 PM EDT
Fire and smoke billow from the Norwegian-owned Front Altair tanker in the Gulf of Oman on June 13. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)
Russia, China Slam Bolton’s Claim That They ‘Sow Disinformation’ About the Administration
June 13, 2019, 4:45 AM EDT
National Security Advisor John Bolton meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: The Kremlin)
China Accuses US of Stoking Hong Kong Protests Against Extradition Bill
June 13, 2019, 4:32 AM EDT
Protesters, some wearing gas masks and protective headgear, demonstrate in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
American Medical Association: Call It ‘Physician-Assisted Suicide,’ Not ‘Aid-in-Dying’
June 12, 2019, 4:45 AM EDT
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State Department Responds to Zarif’s Threat: ‘We Aren’t Impressed’
June 11, 2019, 4:48 AM EDT
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and foreign minister Javad Zarif. (Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images)