A second round of UN sanctions is expected against Iran, including a possible arms embargo. Yet experts disagree whether more sanctions will make Tehran buckle.

Saudi Arabia is asserting itself in the Middle East peace process with a watchful eye on Iran, the war in Iraq, and sustaining U.S. support.

After years of holding "pariahs" at arm's length, in the last month the Bush administration has relented and opened new channels to Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

An IAEA report affirms Iran is defying another nuclear deadline set by the Security Council but it is unclear what punitive measures will follow.

With the UN set to revisit the nuclear issue, Iran’s economy is tumbling due to its mismanaged energy sector and U.S. financial sanctions.

U.S. claims of evidence linking Iraq's Shiite militias and Iran are met with skepticism from experts. Iran denies the charge as a fabrication.

Iran has emerged as Washington’s chief bogeyman in Iraq. But some experts say Iranian influence may be exaggerated.

Amid reports Tehran may soften its nuclear stance, Washington has squeezed Iran to signal it will not allow the country to dominate the region.

With Iran’s economy struggling and the conservative camp split, President Ahmadinejad may find himself increasingly marginalized on foreign policy matters. 

President Bush’s decision to press for more American troops in Iraq brought a significant increase in pressure directed at two of Iraq’s neighbors, Syria and Iran. With a second carrier-strike group en route, what lays ahead?  

In announcing a new tack on Iraq, President Bush chastised Iran and Syria for meddling in their neighbor’s affairs, brushed aside appeals for direct talks, and deployed an additional carrier-strike group to the region.

The passage of UN sanctions marks the latest of several recent setbacks for Tehran, reflecting concern abroad about its nuclear program and internally about the government’s ability to cope with social and economic demands.

Calls for negotiations on Iraq combined with a UN draft resolution and local elections have put Iran in the headlines. Meanwhile, Tehran maneuvers to reassert itself in a refashioned Middle East.

The United States and its allies may be pondering a shift in strategy that would fold nuclear negotiations with Iran into a wider plan that addresses all of the Middle East’s crises, including the threat of civil wars in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories.

A new UN report details a complex and troubling exchange that allegedly provided weapons to Somalia’s Islamist power brokers in exchange for dispatching Islamist commandos to Hezbollah and opening Somali uranium mines to Iran.

Iran vows to complete its uranium-enrichment program, refusing to give in to demands by the world's chief atomic watchdog to demonstrate its program is for peaceful purposes.

Closer Russia-Iran ties, as evidenced by their growing conventional arms trade, may complicate efforts to sanction Tehran for its alleged nuclear weapons program at the UN Security Council.

With Iran closely watching events on the Korean peninsula, the aftermath of Pyongyang’s nuclear test may only embolden Tehran’s hard-liners.

Iran appears to be headed for another showdown with the West over its nuclear program. Meanwhile, an eighteen-year-old letter from Ayatollah Khomeini is generating debate inside Iran about the proper path for resolving the nuclear issue.

Defiance from Iran and Sudan. Anti-Bush rhetoric from the Venezuelan and Bolivian leaders. Such was the tone of the UN General Assembly's opening session. Beyond mere words, though, is a genuine concern about waning U.S. influence at a time of crucial talks on nuclear proliferation and peacekeeping.