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**FILE** An Iranian goldsmith shows Iran's gold coins at a gold market in the main old Bazaar of Tehran on Jan. 26, 2012. (Associated Press)

Obama administration looks to cut Iran’s access to gold

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Sparks fly as Iran set to lead world disarmament conference

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel answers questions on Syria during a joint news conference with the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond, at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stresses ‘political, not military’ solutions for Mideast

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

HANSON: Hoping for change in Syria

By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Peril in the Persian Gulf

The Washington Times

An Israeli soldier drives an armored personal carrier during a military exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Iran threatens Israel: Golan will be ‘Fatahland’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KAHLILI: Teetering on the brink

By Reza Kahlili

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BRODSKY: Israel’s game-changer with Hezbollah

By Matthew R.J. Brodsky

** FILE ** Vehicles make their way along structures destroyed by an earthquake which struck southern Iran in the city of Shonbeh, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mohammad Fatemi)

Earthquake rattles near Iran’s nuclear reactor in Bushehr

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Israel’s attack turns Syria’s civil war into regional war

By Ashish Kumar Sen and - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This photo released on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, by the Iranian Defense Ministry claims to show the launch of the Fateh-110 short-range surface-to-surface missile by Iranian armed forces at an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry, Vahid Reza Alaei)

Israeli warplanes again strike Syria, target Iran-made guided missiles

By Bassem Mroue and Ian Deitch - Associated Press

**FILE** Jim DeMint (Associated Press)

Reported Israel-led missile attack in Syria is sign of growing regional tension

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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HANSON: The irrelevant Middle East

By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

DANON: Decision time on Iran’s nukes

By Danny Danon

** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, not seen, following their meeting in central London, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. This is the first overseas trip for the U.S. Secretary of State in his new role. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

Family of former Marine in Iranian custody to John Kerry: Help our son

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** FILE ** Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), waves on Sept. 10, 2012, as he arrives for a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. (Associated Press)

Iran vows to partner with West in exchange for softer tone, lighter policies

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

BERMAN: Overlooked Middle East crises

By Ilan Berman

A B-2 stealth bomber refuels. The U.S. Embassy in Seoul tweeted the photo on March 28, 2013, with the caption: "Two B-2 bombers flew over South Korea today, demonstrating the US’s ability to conduct precision strikes at will." (Image: U.S. Embassy, Seoul) ** FILE **

U.S. deals arms to Israel, withholds key bunker-buster bombs

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Representatives of Toronto's Islamic community attend a news conference in Toronto on April 22, 2013, as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on a rail target. (Associated Press/The Canadian Press)

2 men arrested in Canada terror plot to attack passenger train

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gestures before boarding an aircraft at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington's Maryland suburbs on Saturday, April 20, 2013, for a trip to the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: Israel, U.S. see ‘exactly the same’ Iran threat

By Robert Burns - Associated Press