Tensions between Arab states and Iran, which erupted into a hot war overnight in Yemen with a Saudi-led military offensive against the Iranian-backed Houthi militants, are hanging over the ongoing negotiations between the P5+1 nations and Tehran in Lausanne, Switzerland. The talks, which revolve around Iran’s nuclear program, are expected...

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Western powers are scaling back their demands for Iranian disclosure about the possible military dimensions (PMDs) of its nuclear program. According to diplomats close to the negotiations, Iranian refusal to comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) probes into the PMDs...

A coalition of Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, launched airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early today, The Washington Post reports: The strikes were a startling turn of events that came as the Houthis, in control of Yemen’s capital for months, barreled south toward the coastal city of...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Switzerland early Thursday to begin a renewed round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as the two make a push for an outline agreement in advance of an agreed-upon March 31 deadline. This, after a day that saw Saudi and other forces launch an assault...

The Kingdom of Jordan has signed a $10 billion deal with Russia to build its first nuclear power plant. Reuters reported Tuesday. The deal, signed with Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom, envisages the construction of a two-unit power plant at Amra in the north of the kingdom by 2022. “The Russian...

The Palestinian Authority this week will reconsider its relationship with Israel, including its security cooperation with the Jewish state. The Times of Israel reports today: Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO’s Executive Committee, said she supports a comprehensive reappraisal of Palestinian relations with Israel due to what she called the...