WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region. In a television interview, Obama also said he did not believe Tehran had the quot;intentions or capabilitiesquot; to attack the United States, playing down the threats from ...

AVENTURA, Florida (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich describes the Palestinians as an invented people and seeks covert action against Iran, while Mitt Romney accuses President Barack Obama of throwing Israel under a bus. But the Republican presidential candidates#39; tough talk on the Middle East in Florida before Tuesday#39;s primary is doing little to sway the state#39;s large Jewish population from its ...

President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 carrying an olive branch for Iran, determined to show the world that Washington would not play the villain in a relationship marked by blood and bitterness over three decades.

Talking tough on Iran, Republican White House hopefuls are trying to puncture President Barack Obama#39;s national security armor in the cauldron of the 2012 election campaign.

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having serious reservations about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. The bill also applies penalties against Iran's central bank in an effort to hamper Tehran's ability to fund its nuclear ...