Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday rejected a request from Secretary of State John Kerry to reverse his position – announced earlier this week at what the Associated Press described as a “hastily convened” press conference – to turn to the United Nations and join 15 international treaties as the “State of Palestine”:...

The Wall Street Journal on Friday morning conveyed comments by former Obama administration advisers Robert Einhorn and Dennis Ross calling on the Obama administration and Congress – per the outlet – “to increase the threat of using military force against Tehran if talks aimed at curbing its nuclear program fail – or the country’s Islamist...

The daily Iran news bulletin published by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) yesterday conveyed Persian-language remarks from a top Iranian official declaring that the Hassan Rouhani government was committed to leveraging the private sector in order to stabilize and then boost Iran’s economy, a day after Rouhani himself gestured toward the same theme in...

Reuters on Thursday published details from a Wednesday press conference held by Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki, in which Malki declared that he didn’t “expect any consequences coming from the U.S. Congress” after Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas signed papers requesting membership for the “State of Palestine” in 15 international treaties....

Palestinian officials on Thursday reportedly presented a new list of demands that the Israelis would have to meet lest the Palestinians abandon peace talks, as Jerusalem reacted to Tuesday’s diplomatic gambit by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas – in which Abbas committed to joining 15 international treaties in violation of commitments designed to promote...

Reuters reported Wednesday afternoon that Russia and Iran were advancing on a scheme that would see the Iranians bartering roughly 500,000 barrels of oil a day in exchange for Russian goods, a plan that the outlet said would “enable Tehran to boost vital energy exports in defiance of Western sanctions” and which the White...