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Jordanians chant slogans to show their support for the government's campaign against terror during a rally in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)

Jordan expands Islamic State bombing raids into Iraq after pilot burning death

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: The costs of a nuclear deal with Iran

By Jed Babbin

Leading the way: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attended a meeting with environmental officials and activists at his residence in Tehran on Sunday. Iran's supreme leader holds a deep mistrust of America. (Associated Press)

Iran using Obama sanctions relief to undermine U.S. interests in Middle East, senator says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This Sept. 16, 2009 photo shows Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron, a member of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment based at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario, Canada. Doiron was killed and three others wounded in a friendly fire incident in northern Iraq, Canada's defense department said Saturday, March 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Canadian Armed Forces via The Canadian Press)

Iraqi Kurds say Canadian soldier killed after order ignored

By BRAM JANSSEN - Associated Press

[u'Secretary of State John Kerry, fourth from left, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third from right, for a new round of nuclear negotiations on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)', u'U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, third from left, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third from right, for a new round of nuclear negotiations Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)']

ANNE R. PIERCE: Iran’s rising star

By Anne R. Pierce

FILE - In this July 27, 2005 file photo, a temple to the Shamash sun god still stands over 1,750 years after the Sassanian empire razed the Mesopotamian city of Hatra, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's minister of tourism and antiquities told The Associated Press, Saturday, March 7, 2015, that the government is investigating reports that the ancient archaeological site of Hatra in northwestern Iraq is being demolished by militants from the Islamic State group. The group has already looted artifacts from Nimrud, another ancient archaeological site, on Friday and bulldozed it in a move UNESCO deemed &quot;a war crime.&quot; (AP Photo/Antonio Castaneda, File)

IS destroying another ancient archaeological site in Iraq

By SAMEER N. YACOUB and VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press

CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., in this Dec. 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

CIA’s Brennan to overhaul spy agency’s management structure

By Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

People gather to share scarce water, in al-Baghdadi, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. All across Iraq, there has been rapid advance by Islamic State extremists over the past year. (AP Photo)

Iraqi forces, coalition retake western town of al-Baghdadi

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Italian Carabinieri keep alert as they guard the new exhibition of Iraqi treasures in the National Museum in Baghdad, on Thursday, July 3, 2003. The Iraqi National Museum briefly opened its doors to the press Thursday. Looting at the museum provoked an international outcry after Baghdad fell on April 9, but U.S. occupation authorities say many of the museum's most important items including the world-famous treasures of Nimrud have been accounted for. Still, scores of items remain missing, said museum director Donny George. The museum won't open to the public for about two years, George said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Iraq says Islamic State militants ‘bulldozed’ ancient site

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

BRUCE FEIN: Benjamin Netanyahu wrong on Iran

By Bruce Fein

In this March 3, 2015, photo, President Barack Obama speaks about Iran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress during a meeting with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Obama’s weakness on the Middle East

By Victor Davis Hanson

In this image made from video, smoke rises from an explosion as Iraqi forces, Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters battle Islamic State militants for control of Tikrit, Iraq, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Backed by Shiite militias and Sunni tribal fighters as well as Iranian advisers, the government forces made little progress on the second day of a large-scale military operation to recapture Tikrit, which fell to the Islamic State group last summer, two local officials said. (AP Photo via AP video)

Mines, bombs slow Iraqi advance on Islamic State-held Tikrit

By Sinan Salaheddin and Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

Gen. David H. Petraeus

David Petraeus to plead guilty to removing classified information during affair

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to review the defense authorization request for fiscal 2016 and the future years defense program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pentagon starts inquiry into Iraq war-plan briefing

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Iraqi Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of their comrade, Ali Mansour, who his family says was killed in Tikrit fighting Islamic militants, during his funeral procession, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

Iraq launches operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Islamic State group members pray at the Tabqa air base in Syria. Public opinion in the U.S. has gradually shifted to favoring military intervention. (associated press)

Americans open to U.S. troops for fighting Islamic State

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Iraqi Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of their comrade, Ali Mansour, who his family says was killed in Tikrit fighting Islamic militants, during his funeral procession, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 2, 2015. Backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, state TV said, a major step in a campaign to reclaim a large swath of territory in northern Iraq controlled by the militants. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

U.S. won’t provide airstrikes for Iraqi offensive against Islamic State: Pentagon

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (right) is courting a longer stay by U.S. troops, whom he thanks for their sacrifices. Last month, he stood shoulder to shoulder at the presidential palace with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. (Associated Press)

Haider al-Abadi of Iraq, Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan amenable U.S. war partners

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry takes down notes before answering questions from members of the media during his meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Kerry stands pat on Americans ‘safer than ever’ remarks

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, photo, gunsmith Bahktiyar Sadr-Aldeen holds a weapon at his shop, in Irbil, northern Iraq. Sadr-Aldeen, an Iraqi Kurd, has seen his business shoot up by 50 percent since last June, when the Islamic State took over the Iraqi city of Mosul. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Islamic State threat boosts business for Kurdish gunsmith

By Bram Janssen - Associated Press