The framework nuclear deal reached with Iran this week could have an enormous impact on the global oil market. Sanctions, which have crippled the country's oil exports, could be lifted if a final nuclear agreement is signed at the end of June between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers. Cliff Kupchan, a senior Iran analyst at the Eurasia ...

The election of a more moderate president in Iran has sharpened the conflict between the White House and Congressover Tehran's disputed nuclear developmentprogram. The Obama administration, which hopes to meet incoming PresidentHassan Rouhani's team in September to renew efforts aimed at curtailing Iran's nuclear activities, last week announced an ...