Top Iranian security official signals it may resume nuclear negotiations if the U.S. abandons military options.

While the nations of Central Asia have reasons to pursue closer ties with Israel, they will most likely stop short of full diplomatic recognition.

A senior advisor to the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Larijani has moved quickly in his new role, traveling to Moscow, Baghdad and Beirut to reinforce alliances, manage Tehran-aligned proxies, and ...

Not long ago, the Gulf was neatly divided. Washington handled security; Beijing built trade bridges. That arrangement no longer holds. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha are no longer balancing between ...

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A senior Western diplomat said Iran’s rulers were vulnerable as never before, and any defiance was a gamble liable to ...

Both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent the run-up to Friday's high-stakes meeting in Alaska staking out their public positions -- and signaling the strategies they ...

As we were for a time after World War II, the U.S. is uncertain about its role in the world. This must change—or else.