Efforts to form an agreement aimed at resolving inspection concerns for Iran’s nuclear program were set back last week, as Iran failed to move forward on the document with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). An official for the United…
June could be a make or break month for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear dispute between Iran and the international community, with a pair of noteworthy meetings coming amidst intensifying sanctions and tensions. The first meeting is this Friday…
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both agree on their desire for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement—they just disagree on one way to try and get there. On Wednesday, Barak offered the possibility of…
The past week has been an intense one in the Middle East, including the much-anticipated nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers and the massacre in Syria and subsequent diplomatic fallout. But despite all the press releases and statements,…
With the lack of formal progress in the latest round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers in the background, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that Tehran is playing for time. In comments to an Israeli think tank…
Two days after dozens of civilians were killed in the Syrian town of Houleh, United Nations envoy Kofi Annan expressed his horror at the incident while visiting Syria. The UN Security Council condemned the brutality, which involved artillery shelling of…