Barack Obama

US delegation told by White House: Don’t leave talks with Iran without an “improved” interim deal

The big charade: Nuclear diplomacy is a flop, the finale is secretly postponed to 2015

Chuck Hagel faces flat resistance to US regional policies in his coming Mid East trip

US and Israel remain poles apart on Iran

New Syrian-Iranian chlorine bombs make mockery of US-Russian chemical accord and UN monitors

The leaking Kerry-Lavrov deal for Ukraine will only fuel continuing US-Russian dissent

Netanyahu and Livni upbeat about deal

Israel and US at loggerheads

US arms Syrian rebels with first heavy weapons – raising war stakes

To get at Obama and Kerry, Arab League summit drafts hard-line ultimatums for Israeli-Palestinian peace track

Ukraine calls up reserves against Russia.

Russia intends to annex the Crimea

Three unattainable US pledges to Israel re Fordo, Arak, enrichment

Obama and Kerry ask Netanyahu to hold back from responding to Iranian threats

US warns Syria conference “fluid” over UN invitation to Iran. Crisis in US ties with Russia, Iran

US and Iran “insulate” nuclear negotiations from “tensions” over Iran’s regional policy

Secret Israeli document to White House shows how US strategy shortens route to Iranian nuclear weapon

Braced for imminent nuclear accord with Iran, US pulls away from military option, IDF stays on the ready

How Turkey shopped Mossad spies to Iran: A story leaked by Washington to caution Netanyahu

Saudi King Abdullah backs Egypt’s military ruler, warns against outside interference