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Illustration on Iran's international aspirations by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Washington battles ISIS; Iran broadens its reach

By Ilan Berman

In this photo provided by the Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA, people look at destroyed buildings after an earthquake at the city of Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday, killing more than one hundred people and injuring some 800 in the mountainous region of Iran alone, state media there said. (Pouria Pakizeh/ISNA via AP)

Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills over 330

By Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 file photo, Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks at a United Nations conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The United Nations agency monitoring Iran’s compliance with a landmark nuclear treaty issued a report Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 certifying that the country is keeping its end of the deal that U.S. President Donald Trump claims Tehran has violated repeatedly. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

UN agency report shows Iran meeting nuclear commitments

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia has been cultivating substantial military assets for decades, and its arsenal outnumbers Iran's both in quantity and quality. (Associated Press/File)

Iran, Saudi Arabia war readiness compared

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 file photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran. After watching for years as the United States called the shots in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seizing the reins of power in the Middle East, establishing footholds and striking alliances with unlikely partners. From Syria’s battlefields to its burgeoning partnership with Iran and Turkey to its deepening ties with Saudi Arabia, Russia is stepping in to fill a void left by the United States. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Russia takes on Mideast diplomacy as US retreats

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

ISIS ‘bodies for freedom’ deal shakes Middle East

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads the Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin arrives in Iran for talks with Tehran, Azerbaijan

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

House approves legislation to thwart Hezbollah’s cash flow

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Draft GOP bill seeks more constraints on Iran’s nuke program

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Illustration on the fall of Kirkuk by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Fall of Kirkuk a gift to Iran

By Ernie Audino

In this Aug. 11, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, speaks following a meeting with President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Iran nukes deal nixed by Trump draws the ire of U.S. allies

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

"We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very real threat of Iran's nuclear breakout," President Trump said Friday in refusing to re-certify the nuclear deal President Obama signed. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Iran move gives Congress time to get tough

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, following President Donald Trump's announcement that Kirstjen Nielsen, a cybersecurity expert and deputy White House chief of staff, is his choice to be the next Homeland Security Secretary. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: UN leader hopes Iran nuclear deal will stand

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voters Summit, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, announces new crackdown

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks with media during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ** FILE **

Donald Trump to unveil ‘new strategy’ on Iran at White House, decertify nuclear deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Trump, showing no signs of backing down from pressure of allies and aides, is expected to announce Friday afternoon whether he will withdraw the U.S. from the international nuclear deal with Iran. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal brings uncertainty

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Rouhani said If the U.S. backs out of the nuclear deal, &quot;it won't be our failure at all, but a failure for the other side. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran looks to German weapons firms to sidestep sanctions on ballistic missile program: Report

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said over the weekend that no single move by Mr. Trump could cause a total unraveling of the deal that Iran reached with the former Obama administration, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia. (Associated Press).

Iran’s hard-liners hit back as Trump weighs nuclear deal fate

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the conclusion of their joint press conference at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. With Turkey's president by his side, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Wednesday that they would ensure borders in the region remain unchanged after the recent Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran, Turkey vow ‘decisive action’ against Iraqi Kurds over referendum vote

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times