The New York Times | Michael Crowley and Edward Wong: Administration officials say they are restoring deterrence against Iran, but the presidents reluctance to use force in the Middle East may be creating an opening for Tehran. President Trump toughened his rhetoric toward Iran on Tuesday, saying the country would be held fully responsible for the ...

[caption id="attachment_26828" align="alignright" width="210"] Presidential hopeful Hassan Rohani (C) talks to reporters in Tehran on Thursday, May 2.[/caption] Melissa Block talks with Vali Nasr about Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rowhani. Nasr, the dean of the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, has closely followed Rowhani's ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- A leading academic says there's not much more the world can do to sanction Iran, and that such penalties could drive Tehran to take radical action. The regime of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activity "really has reached its end," Vali Nasr, dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at ...