Washington is counting on Middle East allies to help prevent its sanctions on Iran's oil exports from sending oil prices skyrocketing, but analysts warn that this could further destabilise the already precarious balance within OPEC. The US reimposed sanctions on Iran -- including its crude...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday and met Iraq’s prime minister and other top officials to discuss the safety of Americans in Iraq and explain U.S. security concerns amid rising Iranian activity. The visit came two days after U.S. national...

Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weaponry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday, reiterating a long-held Israeli position after Tehran announced it was scaling back some of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal. "This morning, on my way here, I heard that Iran...

An Israeli newspaper published a document Tuesday which was circulated between officials in Israel’s Foreign Ministry that details elements of the U.S. back-channel peace plan known as the "Deal of the Century". No American, Israeli or Palestinian authorities have confirmed the leaked...