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Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer Abstract: In the Iranian leadership's conduct of internal elections and foreign relations, the primary focus has been the continuity of the Islamic Republic. President Ebrahim [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer, Hidayatullah Noorzai Correspondent Abstract: Afghans who worked with the U.S. military say their lives are in peril as the U.S. exits and Taliban advance. American [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer Abstract: As more people die and thousands flee Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. is criticizing the tactic of 'fighting while talking' as 'very risky.' [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer Abstract: The U.S. is wrestling with two competing goals in Iraq: a desire to halt America's 'endless wars,' while withdrawing on its own terms. The [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer Abstract: Afghanistan's people are holding on to their hopes for peace, even as the details of the U.S.-Taliban deal require they do so with abundant [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson It was Hossein Dehbashi's magic touch that added some of the inspirational glitter to Hassan Rouhani, when the cleric promised Iranians a new era of moderation and [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said today that 'no nation should possess nuclear weapons' and that any use of them would be a 'crime against humanity.' Addressing a [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Editor's note: This story was updated to include White House comment released after publication. Signs are plentiful and growing that Iran and the United States are preparing [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson The water that grows western Afghanistan's fresh produce, sprinkles its town parks with shade-giving trees, and slakes the thirst of war-weary Afghans, is becoming a point of [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran is continuing to advance its nuclear program, according to a new report by United Nations inspectors, gaining bargaining chips on the eve of a new round [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to Washington this week will shape the future of Afghanistan, as he and Obama determine the number and role - if any [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili arrived in Moscow today for critical talks with world powers, flying economy class with his team on Russia's state airline, Aeroflot. [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Negotiators from Iran and UN's nuclear watchdog agency have made enough progress during two days of technical talks in Vienna that they will resume next Monday. The [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran reacted angrily today to a new European Union ban on oil imports and other sanctions that are the latest measures aimed at forcing Iran to curb [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson, Payam Faramarzi* Iran guided the CIA's 'lost' stealth drone to an intact landing inside hostile territory by exploiting a navigational weakness long-known to the US military, according [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson As he watches yet another US military column prepare to drive across Iraq's southern desert wastelands and withdraw into Kuwait, US Army Col. Scott Efflandt fears the [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson As American forces finalize their departure from Iraq, a top challenge for Iraqi security forces will be curbing the continued presence of Sunni and Shiite militant groups, [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson A longstanding regional rivalry lies behind the web of conspiracies that US authorities on Tuesday said linked Iranian agents to a plot to kill the Saudi Arabia [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson As temperatures soared above 105 degrees F. and rebels took control of the Libyan capital in August, the failing dictatorship of Muammar Qaddafi had one last weapon: [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson As rebel forces moved on Libya's capital three weeks ago, the people of Tripoli prepared for the worst. They expected that Muammar Qaddafi would somehow 'burn' the [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson A high-powered array of former top American officials is advocating removal from the US terrorist list of a controversial Iranian opposition group with a long anti-American history. [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson US military commanders in Iraq on Tuesday praised the lowest levels of violence in Iraq since 2003, saying that Iraqi forces were making security gains while American [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson In Washington and European capitals, top New Year priorities on Iran may be Tehran's nuclear program, and the next round of talks in Istanbul in late January. [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Kurdish mother Samiye was not surprised when her daughter left college earlier this year and disappeared 'into the mountains' to join the Kurdish rebels. Her son was [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Turkey's ruling party lost no time Monday in preparing to further expand democratic reforms, just a day after its big win in a referendum on amending the [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson In one of the deadliest single attacks in Iraq this year, insurgents on Sunday targeted the Sunni militia that was crucial in turning the tide against Al [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Shiite Iraqi militants have trained in Iran in preparation for attacks against US military bases as American combat forces prepare to withdraw by September, the top US [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran's hard-line leadership warned the opposition movement against serving as 'soldiers of the bullying powers' as the one-year anniversary looms next week of Iran's disputed presidential election. [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Nuclear diplomacy is set to gather pace in coming days, with Brazil's president visiting Tehran over the weekend, hoping along with Turkey to find a last-minute compromise [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Turkey has taken a big step toward being a nuclear energy nation by signing a deal with Russia on Wednesday to build its first nuclear power plant [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson At the start of three days of war games in the Persian Gulf, Iran is trumpeting the launch of a new weapon: an 'ultra-fast' watercraft. Iranian television [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Iran is closely watching the unfolding crisis between Israel and the United States over Israeli settlements - and Jerusalem clashes with Palestinians that injured more than 100 [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Twelve high-ranking Turkish military officers were charged Wednesday with a coup plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, marking an escalation of the struggle between the twice-elected government [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Istanbul, Turkey -- One day after announcing plans for 10 new nuclear sites, Iran is sending mixed messages about its [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Birjand and Tehran, Iran -- The stakes are high in Iran's presidential elections on Friday, and the supporters of incumbent [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Istanbul, Turkey -- The decision to free Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi Monday after more than three months behind bars in [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor TEHRAN, Iran -- Beleaguered reformers in Iran are repackaging their once-popular former president Mohamad Khatami to challenge the right-wing grip [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Tehran, Iran -- Senior conservatives in Iran are raising the bar for US-Iran engagement, reinforcing positions that leave little room [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BAGHDAD -- Iraq's cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact on Sunday that will enable a continued American military presence in [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BALAD RUZ, Iraq -- The US is actively transferring ownership of Iraq's troubled Diyala Province, using a tough-love approach to [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Tehran, Iran -- The language from both Tehran and Washington seems as bellicose as ever. This week, an Iranian general [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson and Howard LaFranchi Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor ISTANBUL, Turkey; and BAGHDAD -- Iran's role in helping broker a cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City may [...]

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Istanbul, Turkey -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is taking Iran's outreach strategy to South Asia this week, with high-profile visits to [...]