The U.S. is urging allies and companies to stop buying crude oil from Iran by November, according to reports Tuesday. A senior State Department official told reporters that companies could face U.S. sanctions if they do not end oil imports from Iran by Nov. 4 at the latest, the reports...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has called for the disarmament of the PKK terrorist group, along with all armed groups operating in the country. At a Tuesday press conference held in Baghdad, al-Abadi said his government wanted to see the “complete disarmament” of all armed...

Iran has detained a journalist who served as an adviser to a prominent opposition leader under house arrest. The semi-official ISNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor as saying that Hengameh Shaidi was "on the run" for months before she was arrested on Kish Island. The prosecutor,...

(AP) — The United Nations implored member countries Monday to fill a critical funding gap that the Trump administration created by sharply cutting the U.S. contribution to a program that helps Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. The U.N. held a conference to raise money for...