Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu’s bellicose rhetoric over Iran has prompted push back from former intelligence chiefs. But a new coalition member is unlikely to help moderate his policy.

Iran would have less reason to rely on terrorism as a continuation of politics if it could cut deals as an equal.

The weekend talks on Iran’s nuclear program were hailed by many as progress. But the American right doesn’t see things that way.

With the U.S. in a presidential election year, don’t expect a major breakthrough at the talks that have started on Iran’s nuclear program. But compromise may come next year.

The diplomatic tools for an EU breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear program are there, but creative use is needed.

North Korea looks set to press ahead with a satellite test. Are any neighbors considering a preemptive strike?

Hillary Clinton’s visit to the Middle East was aimed at tackling Iran and Syria. But was she too aggressive?

Barack Obama might do well to take a leaf out of Richard Nixon’s China playbook as he contemplates Iran.

The West needs to persuade Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to give up his nuclear ambitions voluntarily. A military strike won’t do that.

India has requested Iran’s cooperation as it seeks those allegedly involved in last month’s Israel bomb attack.

Despite some of the recent bluster and bloodshed over Iran and Syria, developments this month suggest that there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

Iran agrees in principle to allow access to a secretive nuclear facility, and to resume talks over its program.