Hasan Rouhani

Republican Senator Tom Cotton speaks at his election victory party on November 4, 2014. The freshman senator from Arkansas is emerging as a vocal opponent of nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Republicans to Iran: A nuclear deal can disappear 'with a stroke of a pen'

Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas took to Twitter on Monday to warn Iran that any nuclear deal with the US could easily be wiped out once President Barack Obama leaves office. But did he and 46 other senators step beyond their authority?

Republicans to Iran: A nuclear deal can disappear 'with a stroke of a pen'
Cover of "The Lonely War," a memoir by Nazila Fathi.

An exiled author remembers her dash out of Tehran

An exiled author remembers her dash out of Tehran
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) on the second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna, July 14, 2014.

The Persian art of declining what you really want and offering what you'll never give could play a role in US-Iran nuclear talks

The Persian art of declining what you really want and offering what you'll never give could play a role in US-Iran nuclear talks
Gas station in Tehran

In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent

In oil-producing Iran, a slight hike in gas prices could cause a jump in discontent
The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency

A nuclear deal between Iran and the western powers begins to take effect

A nuclear deal between Iran and the western powers begins to take effect
US President Barack Obama talks with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani during a phone call in the Oval Office September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House

In 2013, the presidents of Iran and the US spoke on the phone for the first time in 34 years

2013 was a historic year in US-Iran relations. For the first time in 34 years leaders of the two countries spoke on the phone.

In 2013, the presidents of Iran and the US spoke on the phone for the first time in 34 years
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference in Geneva

In diplomacy, sometimes a little pain can be a good thing

When Iran's nuclear negotiator arrived for talks in Geneva with severe back pain, the tone of the talks probably got a boost.

In diplomacy, sometimes a little pain can be a good thing
Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN in September 2012.

Has Benjamin Netanyahu raided the Warner Brothers' cartoon vaults for talking points?

First cartoon bombs. Now wolves dressing up in wolf clothes and sheep clothes. Where is Netanyahu getting his metaphors?

Has Benjamin Netanyahu raided the Warner Brothers' cartoon vaults for talking points?
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani speaks during an event in New York

President Rouhani faces cheers and eggs as he returns to Iran

Iranian President Rouhani may need to aim his charm offensive toward his own people after some hardliners pelted his car with eggs at the airport upon his return.

President Rouhani faces cheers and eggs as he returns to Iran
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 24, 2013.

Leaders try to put a little heat in frigid US-Iranian relations

It's been six years since high-ranking American diplomats have gotten together for serious business. But on Thursday, that was all set to change.

Leaders try to put a little heat in frigid US-Iranian relations
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani waiting to address the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Tuesday.

Netanyahu calls Iranian president a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'

Israel isn't buying Iran's new conciliatory posture.

Netanyahu calls Iranian president a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'

Iran's Rouhani willing to work with the West

Newly-elected Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has landed in the United States and quickly made a flurry of friendly gestures toward the West, including declaring Iran would not ever develop nuclear weapons. Rouhani has met with American media as he prepared for the U. N. General Assembly.

Iran's Rouhani willing to work with the West

A Look at Major Topics Ahead of the UN General Assembly

A Look at Major Topics Ahead of the UN General Assembly
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A Look at Major Topics Ahead of the UN General Assembly

Colum Lynch of the Washington Post gives anchor Marco Werman a preview of this year's UN gathering. One topic that's sure to be on the agenda? Syria.

A Look at Major Topics Ahead of the UN General Assembly
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Majid Hagdost)

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Carnegie Endowment's Karim Sadjadpour about what seems to be a promising moment in Iran as well as in its relations with the West.

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West