Ahmadinejad Aide’s Candidacy a Challenge to Iran’s Theocratic Status Quo Former VP Backs 'Separation of Mosque and State'
Iraq PM: Syria Civil War Could Spread Across Region Officials Warn Arming Syrian Rebels a Threat to Iraq
Israel Preps Troops for ‘Escalation’ in West Bank Protests Urges Troops to Avoid Killing Civilians, Respect Rules of Engagement
Netanyahu Spurns Reports of Iran Talk Progress, Demands Military Threats Iran Won't Give in to Demands, Netanyahu Predicts
Iran Cheers Latest Offer as ‘Turning Point’ in Negotiations With West Iran Would Not Have to Close Uranium Enrichment Site, Could Keep Medical Isotope Fuel
Hagel: US ‘Can’t Dictate to the World’ In his first speech as Defense Secretary, Hagel called for renewing old alliances and building new ones
EU Report: Israeli Settlements Deliberate Strategy to Block Palestinian State The EU's Jerusalem Report urges economic sanctions on Israel
US-Backed Afghan Police Poison, Massacre 17 of Their Comrades The perpetrators were reportedly Taliban infiltrators, retaliating for "atrocities and crimes" by Afghan police
Officials: US to Provide Syrian Rebels With Direct Military Aid, Armored Vehicles Definition of 'Non-Lethal Support' Being Broadened