FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s election overseers say they will bar physically weak hopefuls from running in ne ... Continue reading »

Pyongyang’s nuclear-arms bombast and the cautious foreign response are hanging over resumed negotiations between Iran and the six big powers in unsettling ways. ... Continue reading »

Optimism gives way to realism as diplomats ponder long odds of reaching agreement with country. ... Continue reading »

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An Iranian court on Monday confirmed the death sentences for four people convicted of participating in a $2.6 billion embezzlement scheme, the biggest fraud in Iran’s history. ... Continue reading »

King Abdullah’s government cracks down on human rights activists. ... Continue reading »