Protesters March Against War in Istanbul as Tension With Syria Escalates
After Turkey's Parliament approved further military action against Syria on Thursday, thousands of antiwar protesters marched to Taksim Square in the center of Istanbul.
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Excitement about a diplomatic breakthrough among President Hassan Rouhani's aides perhaps explains why a rapid-fire series of updates divulging details of his conversation with President Obama were...
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Following an address to the United Nations from Israel's prime minister that was an extended attack on the credibility of Iran's new president, an Iranian diplomat exercised his country's right to reply.
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Iran released another political prisoner, and Israel's prime minister slipped into Persian to suggest that only "sadeloh," or "dupes," would be fooled by the nation's recent diplomatic overtures.
View ArticleIran’s Foreign Minister Subtweets Kerry
After Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that it was unfair to blame his French counterpart for scuttling a deal on the Iranian nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator, Foreign Minister Mohammad...
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Iran's new embrace of public diplomacy, which helped pave the way for a deal over its nuclear program, has closed a previously wide gap to Israel.
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As the crowd turned on South Africa's president at the memorial for Nelson Mandela, and controversy surrounded a handshake, top officials in Israel and Iran may have been glad they had skipped the...
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Many hoped the resignation of President Michel Djotodia would signal an end to the violence in the Central African Republic between the Muslim rebel group, Seleka, and the Christian militia groups who...
View ArticleMarch 3 Updates on Ukraine Crisis
The situation in Crimea remained one of a tense standoff Monday, with Russian troops surrounding Ukrainian bases, while European Union foreign ministers prepared to meet over the crisis.
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The senior diplomat sent to Ukraine’s Crimea region to assess the Russian military takeover there was threatened by armed men.
View ArticleIsraeli Minister Agrees Ahmadinejad Never Said Israel ‘Must Be Wiped Off the...
In a reminder that Persian rhetoric is not always easy for English-speakers to interpret, a senior Israeli official has acknowledged that the Iranian president's rhetorical flourish had been...
View ArticleProtesters March Against War in Istanbul as Tension With Syria Escalates
After Turkey's Parliament approved further military action against Syria on Thursday, thousands of antiwar protesters marched to Taksim Square in the center of Istanbul.
View ArticleIsraeli Minister Agrees Ahmadinejad Never Said Israel ‘Must Be Wiped Off the...
In a reminder that Persian rhetoric is not always easy for English-speakers to interpret, a senior Israeli official has acknowledged that the Iranian president's rhetorical flourish had been...
View ArticleProtesters March Against War in Istanbul as Tension With Syria Escalates
After Turkey's Parliament approved further military action against Syria on Thursday, thousands of antiwar protesters marched to Taksim Square in the center of Istanbul.
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