The U.S. policy of maximum economic pressure on Tehran is working but the sanctions do not give Iran the right to breach its nuclear commitments, a senior U.S. official said Monday. U.S. Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook was speaking in an interview before a meeting with senior...

Palestinian officials Thursday dismissed the Bahrain conference led by "amateurs" like Jared Kushner, as they opened two days of talks on Jerusalem's future at the United Nations. The meeting at the U.N.'s European headquarters lacked the fanfare – and multi-billion dollar economic plans...

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday warned that US President Donald Trump was mistaken in thinking a war between their countries would not last long. "'Short war' with Iran is an illusion," Zarif tweeted a day after Trump said he does not want a war with Iran but warned...

The US-led coalition said Thursday it had unintentionally killed at least 1,319 civilians in strikes during its fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014. The figure is far lower than the death tolls given by groups that have monitored the conflict in the two...