PresidentBarack Obamas agreement with Iran is part of a high-stakes set of diplomatic initiatives that is unnerving Middle East allies concerned that his goal is to reduce U.S. commitments in the region. The U.S. and five other world powers, in an interim deal concluded Nov. 24 in Geneva, set a six-month timetable to reach a comprehensive accord with ...

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Americans back a newly brokered nuclear deal withIranby a 2-to-1 margin and are very wary of the United States resorting to military action against Tehran even if the historic diplomatic effort falls through, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday. The findings were rare good news in the polls for PresidentBarack Obama, whose approval ...

MIAMI (AP) -- President Barack Obama has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid Israel's staunch opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran. The White House says Obama updated Netanyahu Friday on multilateral negotiations in Geneva involving Secretary of State John Kerry. Obama affirmed he's still committed to preventing ...

WASHINGTON As the Obama administration embarks on a highly visible diplomatic overture to Iran, White House officials are engaged in a quieter, behind-the-scenes effort to reassure Israel that they will not fall for the charms of Irans new president by prematurely easing pressure on his government to curb its nuclear program. Prime Minister Benjamin ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the regional states to be vigilant about the plots hatched by Washington and its allies, saying that the US-led West is seeking to change the geopolitical shape of the region. "It is clear to all of us that the West has a decision for the entire region and doesnt like our region in its present ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed hope that the new US approach towards Syria is serious and not a political game. If this is so, it means a change in the arbitrary and wrong US approach of the past few weeks Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday. The Leader added that the Islamic Republic carefully and ...

[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="210"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] A senior Iranian lawmaker says the United States seeks to ignite civil unrest in Egypt in an attempt to ensure the Israeli regimes safe existence. The Americans encourage massacre in Egypt and seek to ignite the fire [of war] in Tunisia, and this ...