WASHINGTON: The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of...
WASHINGTON: A new Trump administration report on international compliance with arms control accords provoked a dispute with U.S. intelligence agencies and...
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its...
WASHINGTON/PARIS/BRUSSELS: It is unclear how Mike Pompeo becoming U.S. secretary of state may affect the Iran nuclear deal given that there is only one voice...
WASHINGTON/ PARIS/ MUNICH: The United States has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would simply commit to try to improve the Iran...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may try to improve ties with Russia, tear up trade deals with Mexico and Pacific nations and abandon U.S. allies...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama and his top foreign policy advisers are expected to meet Friday to consider their military and other options in Syria...
WASHINGTON: Confronted by Russia in Syria, Ukraine and cyberspace, the next U.S. president will be the fourth to face Vladimir Putin and the challenge of...
WASHINGTON: Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could send damaging shockwaves through the bedrock Anglo-American “special relationship,” raising...
VIENNA: Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the West of...
VIENNA: As any parent knows, setting limits is important, especially at bedtime. In the Iran nuclear negotiations, however, the normal rules of diet,...
VIENNA: Iran has offered "constructive solutions" to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency...
VIENNA: Iran and six major powers will keep negotiating past Tuesday's deadline for a long-term nuclear agreement as they tackle the most contentious issues,...
WASHINGTON: Egypt summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference,...
WASHINGTON: The United States will support Iraq's difficult fight to reclaim lost territory in Ramadi and elsewhere, but the battlefield setback has not...
ANTALYA, Turkey: A clearer security arrangement between Gulf countries and the United States is critical to fighting terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State John...
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine and other...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department said on Monday it might talk with Iran about promoting regional stability, noting it had been open to including Iran in...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical Republicans and Democrats on Monday that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a...
MONTREUX, Switzerland: Simply demanding Iran's capitulation is no way to get a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said...
MONTREUX: Iran Tuesday rejected as "unacceptable" U.S. President Barack Obama's demand that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years, but...
GENEVA: Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday serious dialogue with the West would be easier if it respected Muslim sensitivities, ruffled by the latest...
UNITED NATIONS: Turkey appears to be inching toward a greater role in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS after the group freed 46 Turkish hostages, but it...
NEW YORK: Iraq has received "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to launch attacks on subway systems in Paris and the United...