The Obama administration condemned an attack in Tehran that killed a nuclear scientist, and Iran threatened Israel with revenge. Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, 32, was killed Wednesday when a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist exploded. Roshan reportedly...
By Ron Kampeas, JTA, WASHINGTON
• December 21, 2011
New sanctions targeting Iran's financial sector and its sale of crude oil give President Barack Obama leeway to moderate their possible impact on oil markets and to use carrots as well as sticks to sway third parties into isolating the Islamic Republic.The...
By Ron Kampeas, JTA, WASHINGTON
• November 2, 2011
The immediate consequence of UNESCO's vote to grant the Palestinians membership is clear: A cutoff of American funding for the U.N. agency governing the protection of cultures and sharing of scientific knowledge, which stands to lose roughly a fifth...
