President Barack Obama's top envoy to Afghanistan declared Sunday that Iran should play a vital role helping stabilize the war-torn country. It was the latest statement by Obama officials signaling a clear shift away from the Bush administration's policy of avoiding direct engagement with Tehran. ...more

February 16, 2009

A successful newspaper will reflect the hopes, fears, beliefs, desires and preferences of its readers. ...more

September 17, 2008

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday his country dramatically expanded the number of machines at its disposal producing enriched uranium, defying demands for the country to halt the production of nuclear material. ...more

July 27, 2008

The confrontation between Iran and the United States seemed to sharpen Thursday as Iran said it tested missiles for a second day and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would defend its allies and protect its interests against an attack. ...more

July 11, 2008

U.S. and international investigators say that they have found electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers that belonged to a nuclear smuggling network run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist. ...more

June 16, 2008

President Bush and European Union leaders threatened Iran on Tuesday with new financial sanctions unless the country curbs its nuclear ambitions and opens facilities to international inspection. ...more

June 11, 2008

Sen. John McCain attempted to distance himself from the Bush administration Tuesday on a contentious foreign policy issue, saying he would work more closely with Russia on nuclear disarmament and would stop plans for a nuclear weapon once coveted by the current president. ...more

May 28, 2008

"Burn Zone," by James O. Born (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.95) ...more

February 17, 2008

Democratic rivals assailed front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday for a vote against Iran that they portrayed as misguided and dangerous in light of a new intelligence report that says the Iranians stopped pursuing a nuclear weapon years ago. ...more

December 5, 2007

I have no idea who is going to win the Democratic presidential nomination, but lately I've been wondering whether, if it is Barack Obama, he might want to consider keeping Dick Cheney on as his vice president. ...more

November 23, 2007