Pentagon Concedes Iraq Election Delay Could Stall Pullout

Pentagon Concedes Iraq Election Delay Could Stall Pullout | Kurdish boycott of parliament delays vote

Growing Tensions Apparent on Clinton’s Pakistan Visit

Growing Tensions Apparent on Clinton’s Pakistan Visit | Hawkish Clinton doubts govt sincerity against al-Qaeda

Iran Deal on Brink of Collapse as West Condemns Compromise

Iran Deal on Brink of Collapse as West Condemns Compromise | Europeans uninterested in deal unless Iran exports most of its uranium

IAEA Reviewing Iran’s Compromise Proposal

IAEA Reviewing Iran’s Compromise Proposal | Iran seeks to limit overseas shipments initially

Militant Groups Quick to Deny Responsibility for Peshawar Blast

Militant Groups Quick to Deny Responsibility for Peshawar Blast | Al-Qaeda insists they don’t attack Bazaars, TTP condemns strike

Obama’s Defense Bill Restarts Gitmo Tribunals

Obama’s Defense Bill Restarts Gitmo Tribunals | Less than three months left for Obama to make good on closure promise

Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk

Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk | Kirkuk yet another obstacle to January elections

House Foreign Affairs Committee Backs Tighter Iran Sanctions

House Foreign Affairs Committee Backs Tighter Iran Sanctions | New sanctions face little resistance despite nearly finalized P5+1 deal

US Cedes De Facto Control Over East Afghan Province to Taliban

US Cedes De Facto Control Over East Afghan Province to Taliban | Handful of troops left to protect governor

US Escalation to Focus on Controlling Afghan Population Centers

US Escalation to Focus on Controlling Afghan Population Centers | ‘Compromise’ proposal largely follows McChrystal’s existing formula