Richard Engel

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel delivered a harsh report of the state of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover over the capital.

While speaking on MSNBC on Wednesday, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel stated that China feels they are being scapegoated by people calling the coronavirus the Wuhan flu, Wuhan virus, or China virus. And that the virus “came from

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” NBC News chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel  said people were fleeing a “war-zone dynamic” in Central America. Partial transcript as follows: TODD: Richard Engel returned last night from a trip to El Salvador where

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel told a story about “right-wing anti-immigration” Hungary being unwilling to separate immigrant children from their families. Engel said, “What I haven’t seen before is this family separation. As

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reported on the Syria ceasefire agreement Saturday on MSNBC. According to Engel, there is “not very much hope” this ceasefire will last the full seven days. He said, “If that seven-day ceasefire can

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel stated that “We’re already seeing the rise of the right wing. We’re already seeing rise of hate attacks, where people will use the kind of terrorist attacks, these kind of incidents, to vilify

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel argued that under the Obama administration “we had quite a bit of an inconsistent policy” towards the Middle East on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” Engel began by saying that “ISIS is undoubtedly

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Pres,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said ISIS’s “level of sophistication” has taken the Obama administration by surprise. Host Chuck Todd said, “Now to the key diplomatic problem. Although there seems to be global

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel stated that the US troops who will be sent to Syria “are going to be involved in combat” on Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball.” Engel said, “These troops are going to be involved

NBC News Terrorism Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs accused the White House of “trying to play politics” over whether US boots are being put on the ground to fight ISIS during a report aired on Wednesday’s “Today.” Jacobs stated, “Anybody in combat

Sunday on “Meet the Press,” while discussing the Syrian refugee crisis, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said of President Barack Obama’s Syrian policy “the administration drew red lines but they were crossed time and again.” Engel said, “War

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said in reaction to the nuclear deal the Obama administration announced this morning with Iran  “There’s a lot of anger”  in Israel and “many capitals in the Arab

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel discussed the new strategy of the Obama administration’s coalition against ISIS to take back the city of Ramadi and called it “almost laughable.” Engel said, “The Iraqi government is not being

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel blasted the US’ ISIS strategy as “all over the place,” “confused,” and “self-contradictory” on Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Engel started by agreeing with Richard Haass’ characterization that Iranians fighting ISIS is “putting

Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” while discussing ISIS now controlling more than half of Syria, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel said ISIS success “raises enormous questions” about the Obama administrations strategy. He added, “The definition

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel said “I don’t think we have a really very rosy picture of the Middle East right now” on Friday’s broadcast of “The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart” on MSNBC. Engel stated, “Well, I think

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,”  NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he has the unique perspective of bouncing between the Arab and Israel world and is stunned how they are united in opposition to a nuclear agreement

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported Israel and Arab states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan were finding “common cause” in “their opposition to US policy” towards Iran on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live.” “Israel, however, and several countries across

Friday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said many in the military and policy analysts have told him the Obama administration’s Middle East policies are “incoherent.” Engel said, “It is actually more contradictory than that, because

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen are taking territory “almost unopposed” on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “It’s going from bad to worse for the US-backed government and the US-backed president who

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that US military officials he had spoken to “think that Yemen is on the path to becoming a new Syria” on Monday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. “I’ve spoke to US military officials who

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel declared that ISIS is “effectively taking over a new country” Libya on Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “I would not be overly optimistic that they [ISIS] are back on their heels, frankly. There’s

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” reporting on the impact of  ISIS’s mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya last week, NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said, “Something else was murdered 21 times

Friday on MSNBC’s  “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” while discussing the Obama administrations unusual move of  announcing a planned military assault on the Iraq city of Mosul, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said there are “enormous questions” about

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after returning form Iraq, reporting from Istanbul,  NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he was “incredibly depressed” by the complete confusion and chaos Iraq has fallen into. When asked about the conditions

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that both Kurdish fighters and American advisers are upset with the lack of support provided by the United States in the fight against ISIS on Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “We