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File photo of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Gallup Poll: 90 Percent Of Americans Have Negative View Of Iran

Close to 90 percent of Americans have a negative view of Iran.

2013/03/13

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi on March 5, 2013. (credit: JACQUELYN MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Kerry: ‘The Clock Is Ticking’ On Iran

The White House is continuing its tough talk toward Iran.

2013/03/05

File photo of anti-missile flares. (credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel, US Successfully Test Anti-Missile System

Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran.

2013/02/25

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Feb. 10, 2013. (credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: 99 Percent of Americans Believe Iran is Threat to U.S.

A new poll finds that nearly 100 percent of Americans believe that Iran is a threat to the United States.

2013/02/20

No Longer Considered Terror Organization, US Officials Meet With Iranian Exile Group

With its militant wing no longer a terror organization as far as the U.S. government is concerned, an Iranian opposition group hosted a U.S. House delegation for the first time Sunday and briefed the lawmakers on the fallout of a deadly rocket attack at a refugee camp in Iraq.

2013/02/17

File photo of former Sen. Chuck Hagel. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate Panel Approves Pentagon Nominee Chuck Hagel

A bitterly divided Senate panel has voted to approve the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s defense secretary.

2013/02/12

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel "seems clueless" on U.S. policy towards Iran. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Sen. Graham: Chuck Hagel ‘Seems Clueless’ On Iran

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday Chuck Hagel “seems clueless” on U.S. policy toward Iran and he urged the Obama administration to reconsider its defense secretary nominee.

2013/02/05

Sen. John McCain made a Tweet on Monday that made a joke comparing Iran's President Ahmadinejad to a monkey allegedly sent into space last week. (Photo credit - SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Sen. McCain Tweets Joke Comparing Iran’s Ahmadinejad To Space Monkey

Sen. John McCain took some international politics to Twitter on Monday morning with a joke comparing Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s astronaut dreams to that of a monkey that was sent into space last week.

2013/02/04

File photo of Chuck Hagel. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Republicans Hammer Defense Nominee Hagel

Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons.

2013/01/31

File photo of Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the U.S. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Ambassador Fine With US Cabinet Changes For Obama’s Second Term

Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday that he expects to have a continued good working relationship with President Barack Obama’s administration despite changes in the U.S. diplomatic corps.

2013/01/29