The United States is at a crossroads over the Iran nuclear deal. In his first congressional testimony since last months Geneva agreement the US Secretary of state faced skeptical lawmakers pushing for new sanctions on the Islamic Republic. John Kerry urged Congress members to hold off on drastic measures while the negotiators are crafting a comprehensive ...

(Reuters) - Talk by Iran's Supreme Leader of "flexibility" days before his government's debut at the United Nations General Assembly in New York suggests a new willingness at the highest level to explore a compromise solution to Tehran's nuclear row with the West. Western governments are intrigued, but wary. It is unclear how much bargaining room ...