Report released by International Energy Agency estimates plummeting Iranian exports, spurning earlier predictions of an increase in Tehran's oil transactions; EU provisionally approves new sanctions against nuke program.

Ankara comes under fire from Russia when Moscow accused it of endangering Russian lives over commandeered Syrian plane.

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the European Jewish Congress (EJC) welcomed the decision by the Nobel Prize Committee in Oslo to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union.

Iran's supreme leader says West won't end pressure if Iran gives up nuke ambitions, tells EU: Our situation is better than yours.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has criticized his Democratic rival President Barack Obama's ''weak foreign policy,'' accusing him of seeking to distance the United States from Israel and saying he would do everything to facilitate military aid to Syrian rebels.

Former Iranian president says Israel needs US to join war against Tehran, emphasizes ''enemies''' primary strategy is sanctions

In advance excerpts of foreign policy speech, presidential candidate to declare support for Palestinian state, action on Iran

Group's head Tweets: “Zionists operated the concentration camps and helped murder millions of innocent Jews.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he believes ''the Arab Spring will be followed by a Persian Spring,'' as western sanctions sanctions against Iran are leading to domestic unrest.

Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-moon ''alarmed by escalating tensions'' as Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria in response to shelling that killed five civilians; Russia proposes diluted UN text on Syria attack