Tag: Iran

In nearly three decades in Washington and during his unsuccessful 2004 run for president, Secretary of State John Kerry often appeared overly cautious, detached and robotic, looking and playing the part of the elder statesman but lacking the passion to take tough stands that could alienate one side or another.

John Kerry is a man on a mission

Susan Crabtree · February 21, 2014 5:00 am

European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speak to the press after closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Iran and six world powers are back at the negotiating table eager to come to terms on a comprehensive nuclear deal but deeply divided on what it should look like. The two sides began meeting Tuesday in attempts to build on a first-step accord that temporarily curbs Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for some sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

National Security

EU says Iran nuclear talks off to ‘a good start’

George Jahn · February 20, 2014 9:20 pm

The national flag of the Peoples Islamic Republic of Iran flies outside its embassy in London, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. The Iranian Embassy in London reopened its doors Thursday more than two years after it shut down over diplomatic tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Iran’s London mission reopens doors after 2 years

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 8:54 pm

Iraq’s oil exports dip by 4.8 percent in January

Iraq’s oil exports dip by 4.8 percent in January

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 10:13 am

In this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 photo, two men walk toward salt-covered rocks that were once deep underwater at Lake Oroumieh, in northwestern Iran. Oroumieh, one of the biggest saltwater lakes on Earth, has shrunk more than 80 percent to 1,000 square kilometers (nearly 400 square miles) in the past decade, mainly because of climate change, expanded irrigation for surrounding farms and the damming of rivers that feed the body of water, experts say. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Energy and Environment

Saving dying lake is priority for Iranian leader

ALI AKBAR DAREINI · February 19, 2014 8:48 pm

The entrance of Hotel Palais Coburg, where closed-door nuclear talks take place, is photographed in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Iran and six world powers are back at the negotiating table eager to come to terms on a comprehensive nuclear deal but deeply divided on what it should look like. The two sides began meeting Tuesday in attempts to build on a first-step accord that temporarily curbs Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for some sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran pressures its negotiators at nuclear talks

George Jahn · February 19, 2014 4:26 pm

Germany arrests man on Iran smuggling charges

Germany arrests man on Iran smuggling charges

Washington Examiner · February 19, 2014 10:39 am

Michael Mann, spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton spekes to press during closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Iran and six world powers are back at the negotiating table eager to come to terms on a comprehensive nuclear deal but deeply divided on what it should look like. The two sides began meeting Tuesday in attempts to build on a first-step accord that temporarily curbs Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for some sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran at talks: No scrapping any nuclear facility

George Jahn · February 18, 2014 8:06 pm

Lead from Out Front

Lee Smith · February 18, 2014 7:41 pm

‘Iran, History, and Strategy by Analogy’

‘Iran, History, and Strategy by Analogy’

Lee Smith · February 18, 2014 6:37 pm

Iran’s Rouhani: Sanctions will damage West, too

Iran’s Rouhani: Sanctions will damage West, too

Washington Examiner · February 18, 2014 8:57 am

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech, in Tehran, Iran, Monday. (AP/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

National Security

Huge hurdles in path of final Iran nuke deal

George Jahn · February 18, 2014 5:00 am