A top Iranian official reiterated yesterday that Tehran will refuse to discuss its ballistic missile program in the context of comprehensive negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, the latest in a long line of statements underlining that the Islamic republic views the issue as a red line. “Issues related to our...

Middle East Institute Scholar Mohamed Elmenshawy on Tuesday published an extensive analysis of the psychological and geopolitical role played by the Egyptian army in the Arab world, amid increasing coverage and analysis in the Arab world regarding President Barack Obama’s potentially pivotal upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia. Obama will soon go to...

Iranian negotiators are trying to put off addressing suspected military dimensions related to the country’s atomic program until negotiations with the global P5+1 powers have substantially progressed, creating what the Wall Street Journal on Monday described as “a new challenge for efforts to reach a broad nuclear deal with six world powers.” In an...

A White House senior official late last Friday flat-out denied recent boasts made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, given to Turkish TV in a live interview, that had Erdogan instructing President Barack Obama to take “the necessary stance” against a U.S.-based foe of the Turkish political leader and Obama...

Voice of America (VOA) reported last week that Washington was facing renewed concerns from its Arab and Israeli allies over its diplomatic approach toward Iran, amid reemphasized declarations by top Iranian leaders that they will refuse to dismantle any aspects of the Islamic republic’s nuclear program. The dynamics had already reenergized domestic moves to assert a strong...

Controversy continued to build Wednesday and Thursday over reported plans by the Obama administration to circumvent Congressional prerogatives and unilaterally lift sanctions on Iran, amid a converging consensus from pro-Israel and pro-Iran groups that such moves would be either untenable or counterproductive or both. Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies...