Just hours after suicide bombers attacked the Iranian embassy in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, killing 23 including the cultural attaché, claims of responsibility and accusations started flying. The al-Qaeda-linked and …
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Israel Remains Suspicious As Iran Nuclear Talks Stall
Experts say Israel is right to be wary
Kerry Says Iran Backed Out of Nuclear Deal
Says French and U.S. both signed off on agreement
Iran Deputy Minister Assassinated in Tehran
Police believe a “personal motive” is behind the shooting of the trade official
Israeli Leader ‘Utterly Rejects’ Iran Nuclear Deal
Pushing back on emerging agreement, Netanyahu says Iran ‘got everything and paid nothing’
Iran Says Nuclear Deal Is Possible
A nuclear deal between Iran and the United States and other Western powers may be possible this week.
In a couple of days, negotiations will be resumed in Geneva, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif has made …
Syria Could Turn Into Somalia if Peace Talks Fail, Says U.N.
When Syrian President Bashar Assad met with the U.N.–Arab League envoy on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of peace talks that might bring an end to a civil war that has killed more than 115,000 Syrians, he made one thing …
If Iran Can Get This Reactor Online, Israel May Not Be Able to Bomb It
In the foreground of the nuclear talks between Iran and Western powers that got under way in Geneva this month were centrifuges, yellowcake and enriched uranium — all elements of what Iran calls a peaceful nuclear-energy …
Saudi Spy Chief Blasts U.S. Regional Policies
Prince Bandar Bin Sultan al-Saud’s rebuke follows kingdom’s decision to forgo serving on the U.N. Security Council
As Iran and the West Make Progress in Geneva, Israel Grumbles From the Sidelines
On Tuesday night, about the time U.S. diplomats prepared to sit down alone with their Iranian counterparts in Geneva, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the Golan Heights. The contrast was not incidental. The …
Signs of Optimism at Iran Nuclear Talks in Geneva
On the last day of his September visit to New York City, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressed the media at a press conference and spoke of the upcoming talks in Geneva on his country’s nuclear program. “We hope that these …
U.N. Officials Mask Carving of Naked Man Before Iran Nuclear Talks
Modest attire is customary in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Newspaper Headline Sends Iran’s Foreign Minister to Hospital
Iran’s new Foreign Minister got a muscle spasm after being misquoted by a conservative newspaper in his own country, a curious illustration of the political tensions within the Islamic Republic.