Tehran and Washington were warned that their yearlong stalemate over Iran?s nuclear activities was turning into a ?brewing confrontation.?
Iran gives political and material support to President Hamid Karzai's Western-backed government, but it also may be aiding the Taliban as a way of hedging its bets in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO's top general here said Monday.
The House drew attention Monday to the danger posed by shortcomings in U.S. military surplus sales, voting a second time to ban the Pentagon from selling leftover F-14 fighter jet parts sought by Iran.
Terrorism: When it comes to understanding the war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq in particular, the smartest guy in Congress may be Joe Lieberman. He made it clear that winning Iraq means confronting Iran.
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday that the "brewing confrontation" with Iran over its atomic ambitions "must be defused," even as Tehran failed to give sensitive information it had promised.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejected on Monday another prominent senator's call for a military strike against Iran, saying a U.S. attack would destabilize the Middle East.
The United States expects intense diplomacy in coming weeks for plans to step up UN Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, the State Department said Monday.
Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.
A meeting between a senior Iranian envoy and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was abruptly canceled, with diplomats blaming Iran's refusal to make good on a promise to provide answers about past atomic activities.
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday that the "brewing confrontation" with Iran over its atomic ambitions "must be defused," as Tehran failed to provide sensitive information it had promised.