Iran

US President Barack Obama (l) and President of Syria Bashar Assad. (AP Photo)

US war games send signal to Assad

ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault […]

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Iran’s president meets newly elected successor

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president has discussed transferring power in a meeting with his newly elected successor, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. The report said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Hasan Rowhani on […]

2013/06/18

Hasan Rowhani, President elect of Iran. (AP Photo)

Iran’s Rowhani urges ‘path of moderation’

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly-elected president is promising to be more open about the country’s nuclear program. But at the same time, Hasan Rowhani is opposing any stop to Iran’s enrichment of uranium. The […]

2013/06/17

Iran voters draw spirit in showdown atmosphere

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader delivered a salty rebuke to the U.S. Friday as Iranians lined up to vote in a presidential election that has suddenly become a showdown across the Islamic Republic’s […]

2013/06/14

Ballot boxes for the Iran elections. (AP Photo)

5 things to know about Iran’s presidential vote

(The Associated Press) - Iran holds its presidential election Friday. Here are five things you should know: THE FIELD Iran’s election overseers allowed eight candidates on the ballot to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot […]

2013/06/14

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel

Israel’s PM opens exhibit at Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — In a defiant speech from the place that symbolizes the suffering of Jews during World War II, Israel’s prime minister warned on Thursday that the Jewish state will do everything to […]

2013/06/13

Israeli PM warns of another Holocaust from Iran

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his two-day visit to Poland, which Germany’s Nazis occupied during World War II and where they committed the worst crimes ever against the Jewish people, […]

2013/06/12

Jon Stewart to take ‘Daily Show’ break for a film

NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart is starting a summer-long break from anchoring “The Daily Show,” but it will be no holiday. He’ll be in the Middle East making his first movie. While he’s away, […]

2013/06/05

Obama orders new economic sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning the screw on Iran and its nuclear program, the Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran’s currency and auto industry, seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the country and […]

2013/06/03

US Secretary of State John Kerry (AP Photo)

Kerry: Iran election unlikely to alter nuke policy

WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he is not optimistic that Iran’s upcoming election will produce any change in the country’s nuclear ambitions, which the U.S. and others believe are aimed […]

2013/05/31

OPEC keeps oil output target at 30 million barrels

VIENNA (AP) — OPEC oil ministers reached quick agreement Friday on keeping output targets steady but deferred solutions on how to deal with surging U.S. shale oil production and internal rivalries denting the organization’s image […]

2013/05/31

Israeli airstrikes prompt threats, anger in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation […]

2013/05/05

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