The political fate of Syria could become clearer this Saturday, as major world powers will meet to discuss a transition plan for the conflict-ridden country. The plan, formulated by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan, would still need to be accepted…
The third round of nuclear negotiations between the six major world powers and Iran ended much the same as the first two: without a breakthrough, but with yet another meeting on the calendar. However, both sides appeared to be standing…
The United States said on Monday that more nations are cutting back on Iranian crude oil purchases as the bite of sanctions intensifies, ahead of the next round of negotiations between the major world powers and Iran over the latter’s…
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…
Two days of talks labeled as “very intense” did not lead to any breakthroughs in the Iranian nuclear dispute, but Tehran and the world powers did agree to follow-up meetings in mid-June in Moscow. Following the negotiations, an American official…