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Possible sanctions breach as Iran Quds chief spotted in Iraq: U.N.

United Nations sanctions monitors have said photographs taken inside Iraq appear to confirm that the...

Dec 09, 2014 07:15 AM EST

Methamphetamine use soars in Iran as lifestyles speed up

Women in headscarves and men in tatty clothes puff on a glass pipe as smoke swirls around their face...

Dec 08, 2014 09:56 AM EST

Ashton to stay on as EU special adviser on Iran nuclear talks

Britain's Catherine Ashton will continue to play a key coordinating role in negotiations over Iran's...

Dec 06, 2014 03:24 AM EST

Iraq's divisions will delay counter-offensive on Islamic State

U.S. air support and pledges of weapons and training for Iraq's army have raised expectations of a c...

Nov 30, 2014 08:44 AM EST

Domestic pressures in U.S., Iran threaten slow-moving nuclear talks

A seven-month extension in talks between world powers and Iran on a deal to curb its nuclear program...

Nov 25, 2014 10:34 PM EST

Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State durin...

Nov 24, 2014 11:00 PM EST

Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after failing to meet deadline

Iran and six powers failed on Monday for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year stand-off ...

Nov 24, 2014 09:46 PM EST

No easy 'plan B' for Iran if nuclear talks with major powers collapse

Iranian officials say they can turn to Beijing and Moscow if talks in Vienna fail to end Western san...

Nov 24, 2014 01:40 AM EST

U.S., Iran discussing new ideas to break nuclear impasse: sources

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are discussing ...

Nov 22, 2014 02:46 AM EST

Iran nuclear talks stuck, deadline may be extended: officials

A deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran's nuclear program may be extended from Mond...

Nov 20, 2014 09:59 PM EST

Iran to resist 'excessive' demands in push for nuclear deal

Iran said it would resist Western pressure to make what it considered to be excessive concessions in...

Nov 18, 2014 11:35 PM EST

China's top domestic security chief visits Iran to push for anti-terror cooperation

China's domestic security chief has visited Iran to push for greater cooperation in the fight agains...

Nov 18, 2014 01:36 AM EST

Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran

A senior Russian diplomat expressed optimism on Wednesday that a deal could be reached this month be...

Nov 12, 2014 08:48 AM EST

Netanyahu, speaking to U.S. Jewish group, warns of Iran's nuclear threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to a conference of Jewish leaders in Washington,...

Nov 11, 2014 09:25 PM EST

Obama and Putin are odd couple at Beijing summit

A few brief encounters between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin during an Asia-Pacific summit in Chin...

Nov 11, 2014 05:06 AM EST

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