WSJ: Iran Protesters Defy Clampdown Demonstrations flared up in Tehran and other big Iranian cities on Thursday evening, ending a week of effective clampdown on street protests, as thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets and clashe...

REUTERS: Israeli report: U.S., Israel strike settlement deal An Israeli newspaper reported on Wednesday Israel had won agreement from the United States for the continued construction of 2,500 housing units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, ...

From the Institute for Near East & Gulf Military Analysis By Mr. Daniel Wagner, Non Resident Scholar, INEGMA Mr. Fareed Mohamedi, Partner and Head of the Countries and Markets Division of PFC Energy, based in Washington, D.C. The global...

By Robert Fragnito As the United States attempts to form a unified front on Iran's nuclear program, President Barack Obama has been engaged this week in finding assurances from Russia and China that if time runs out, Iran's two largest trading...

ASHARQ ALAWSAT: I always recommend reading Hassan Nasrallah's speeches rather than listening to them, because reading one of his speeches unemotionally allows one to read between the lines... ...The most important thing highlighted in this...

ALARABIYA: US, China agree on Iran nuclear "consequences" ...Obama told reporters in a joint address to reporters that he and Hu "agreed that the Islamic Republic of Iran must provide assurances to the international community that its nuclear...

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