Iran is still hopeful that its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers can be saved despite the withdrawal of the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said Monday. "There are some ambiguities on implementation of the EU's mechanism to protect trade with Iran from America's sanctions....

Dozens of Palestinians suffered a temporary asphyxiation from teargas canisters fired by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to a local Palestinian official. Israeli forces used teargas bombs and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinians, who gathered to prevent...

Iraqi officials said five people were killed in a car bomb blast in the city of Tikrit Sunday, the latest security breach to rattle the country in recent weeks. Sixteen others were wounded in the blast that set fires on both sides of a commercial street in the heart of the city, according to...

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would take on the defense minister portfolio, rejecting calls to dissolve his government even as early elections appeared increasingly likely. Netanyahu said heading to elections now, amid repeated violent confrontations...