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** FILE ** In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, speaks at a news conference with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, not pictured, at the Pentagon, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Iran may hit U.S. with first cyberattack

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Israeli soldiers conduct a military exercise in the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights, captured from neighboring Syria in the 1967 war, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The exercise was Israel's largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in neighboring Syria rages. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

U.S., Israel to conduct major air-defense exercise

By Aron Heller and Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press

Manssor Arbabsiar, 56, seen here in a booking photo, has admitted his role in a $1.5 million plot to kill Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to the U.S., at a Washington restaurant by setting off explosives, according to U.S. officials. (Associated Press/U.S. Marshals Service)

Man guilty in plot to kill Saudi ambassador

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years

By Peter Orsi - Associated Press

EU tightens sanctions to pressure Iran

By Don Melvin - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, speaks at a news conference with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, not pictured, at the Pentagon, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

U.S.: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

It’s Iran vs. West in cyber circling of wagons

By Ali Akbar Dareini and Brian Murphy - Associated Press

** FILE ** A crowd at the State Department embraces Robert G. Anders, one of the six diplomats spirited out of Tehran in 1980 under the guise of a Hollywood crew member and with the help of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor (left). (The Associated Press)

Tony Mendez, clandestine CIA hero of Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo,’ reveals the real story behind film smash

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, photo, Afghanistan’s first female rapper Sosan Firooz sings in a studio in Kabul, Afghanistan. Firooz, 23-year-old singer is making history in her homeland where society frowns on women who take the stage. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

First female rapper debuts in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

First female rapper debuts in Afghanistan

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Briefly: Iran may cut UAE ties over disputed islands

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls for early elections

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations this week with a single item on his agenda: Iran. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool, File)

Think tank issues warning on Iran nukes

By George Jahn - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands Oct. 8, 2012, during a campaign rally in Newport News, Va. (Associated Press)

Romney lays out policies for foes and friends of America

By Seth McLaughlin and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Think tank: path to Iran nuke warhead 2-4 months

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

Illustration Crushing Iran by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

MONROE: Leading from behind while Iran goes nuclear

By Vice Adm. Robert R. Monroe - The Washington Times

Illustration Nuclear Iran by John Camejo for The Washington Times

KHALILI: Iran preparing for nuclear war

By Reza Khalili

Police officers block a street as garbage cans are set on fire in central Tehran, near Tehran’s old main bazaar, on Wednesday. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers. (Associated Press)

Iranian police on watch after currency plunge triggers protests

By Ali Akbar Dareini - Associated Press

**FILE** An Iranian street money changer holds Iranian banknotes with a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in the main old Bazaar of Tehran. (Associated Press)

Iran tightens measures to stem currency fall

By Ali Akbar Dareini and Brian Murphy - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 30, 2012 file photo, a Hamas security officer tries to prevent protesters from reaching Erez crossing during a march heading towards the border with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

Hamas is abandoned in divided Mideast support

By Naser Najjar - Special to The Washington Times