Why the U.S., Russia, and Iran Can All Agree To Wrestle

Diplomatic relations may be frayed among these nations. But in New York City, they can together to try to save a sport

Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran

President Obama has said he will not let Iran get a nuclear weapon. So why did the Center for a New American Security, the think tank most closely associated...

Israeli Airstrike in Syria Aimed at Iran

(BEIRUT)— From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend...

Samsung to Block Access to App Store in Iran

Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store...

Israeli Focus on Syria Gives Hagel Respite on Iran

(JERUSALEM) — On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.'...

Iran Denies Link with Canada Terror Plot Suspects

(TEHRAN, Iran) -- Iran on Tuesday denied any links with an alleged terrorist plot that Canadian authorities claim was directed by al-Qaida operatives in Iran and...

Pentagon Chief Stresses Israel’s Right to Hit Iran

(JERUSALEM) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized...

Diplomats: Iran Ups Nuke Technology

Diplomats say Iran has tripled installations of high-tech machines at its main enrichment facility to more than 600 in three months -- machines that could be...

Major Quake Strikes Iran-Pakistan Border

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) -- Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran...

Iran Negotiator: Sanctions Can End ‘Step By Step’

(TEHRAN, Iran) — An Iranian negotiator suggests that "step by step" progress can be made toward lifting sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program. Ali Bagheri...

Ahmadinejad Roadshow: Pitching His Political Heir

(TEHRAN, Iran) -- During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly...

Earthquake Kills at Least 3 in Southern Iran

(TEHRAN, Iran) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least three people in a sparsely populated area in the country's south, state TV reported on Tuesday. The...

Defiant Iran Inaugurates 2 Nuclear-Linked Projects

(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran has inaugurated of two key nuclear-related projects just days after another round of talks with world powers seeking to limit Tehran's...

EU: Nuclear Talks with Iran Have Failed

(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on an approach to reducing fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology...

Iran Nuke Talks Open, EU Asks Tehran to Compromise

(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — Six nations and Iran worked Friday to find common ground at negotiations that would satisfy both Tehran's demands for international...

Obama, Syria, and Iran

The decisions that the President makes on Syria and Iran in the coming months may be the most important of his presidency.

Iran, North Korea, Syria Block U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

(UNITED NATIONS) — Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that for the first time would regulate the multibillion-dollar international...

Iran Summons Saudi Envoy Over Spy Ring Claim

(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran has summoned a Saudi envoy to protest the kingdom's allegation that members of a spy ring arrested in the Arab country last week worked for...