US warship heads to Yemeni waters; could block Iran weapons
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen to beef up security and join other American ships that are…
Iran
US, Iran cite progress in nuclear talks
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and GEORGE JAHN With 10 days to a nuclear deal deadline, top U.S and Iranian officials spoke Saturday of substantial headway, and Iran’s president proclaimed that agreement…
Exclusive: Iran limited to 6K centrifuges in draft accord
By GEORGE JAHN and BRADLEY KLAPPER A draft nuclear accord now being negotiated between the United States and Iran would force Iran to cut the amount of hardware it could…
US says Iran far off from a working nuke, others differ
By GEORGE JAHN One burning question in the global effort to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power is this: How long would it take for the Islamic Republic to…
AP Analysis: Speech fallout could determine Netanyahu’s fate
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a tough re-election fight in two weeks, the U.S. Congress has handed him an unprecedented boost with its…
Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address
By ARON HELLER and DEB RIECHMANN In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran…
US official: US-Israel ties should never be ‘politicized’
By JULIE PACE and ARON HELLER A top Obama administration official declared Monday that the relationship between the United States and Israel “should never be politicized,” while defending President Barack…
Iraq launches operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Backed by allied Shiite, Sunni and Iranian fighters, Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation Monday to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist…