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Why Iran’s quest for ‘arc of control’ must fail

By Ambassador John Bolton

Iran’s current leaders are not ‘moderates’

By John Baird

This 2009 handout photo released by a friend of Xiyue Wang, shows Xiyue Wang at his apartment in Hong Kong, China. Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin, who advised Wang, a Chinese-American researcher sentenced to prison in Iran, defended his former student as innocent of all charges against him. Kotkin told The Associated Press by email that Xiyue Wang is a &quot;remarkable, linguistically gifted graduate student&quot; who studied governance in 19th and early 20th century Muslim regions. (Friend of Xiyue Wang via AP)

American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

Iranian dissidents have documented work at 42 missile centers operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime's dominant security force. A dozen of those sites had never been disclosed before. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea helps Iran accelerate ballistic missile buildup, testing

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this picture released by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency on Monday, June 19, 2017, a missile is fired from city of Kermanshah in western Iran targeting the Islamic State group in Syria. Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, a paramilitary force in charge of the country's missile program, said it launched six Zolfaghar ballistic missiles from the western provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdistan. (IRIB News Agency, Morteza Fakhrinejad via AP)

Iranian missile barrage against ISIS misses the mark

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) looked toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria, where the city, its dam and its airfield were the coalition objectives this spring. The battle served as an example of how delegations of authority made a difference in speed of execution. (Associated Press/File)

Russia warns US after downing of Syrian warplane

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo, Yousef al-Otaiba, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States speaks in Highlands, N.J. The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador in Washington says the U.S. should reconsider keeping a major air base in Qatar given concerns about Qatari support for extremism.(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Donald Trump should broker Qatar peace

By S. Rob Sobhani

FILE - In this Friday, June 9, 2017 file photo, Iranians attend the funeral of victims of an Islamic State militant attack, in Tehran, Iran. Its strongholds in Iraq and Syria slipping from its grasp, the Islamic State group threatened to make this years Ramadan a bloody one at home and abroad. With attacks in Egypt, Britain and Iran among others and a land-grab in the Philippines, the group is trying to divert attention from its losses and win over supporters around the world in the twisted competition for jihadi recruits. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

EDITORIAL: Terror turnaround in Tehran

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

As a brutal war ravages Raqqa, the climactic battle against the Islamic State in Syria might take place about 90 miles away in Madan, Deir el-Zour and other Islamic State redoubts in the Middle Euphrates River Valley where many group leaders have fled. (Associated Press)

Last stand for ISIS likely to be miles from Raqqa, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iranian soccer fans applaud prior to start a qualifying match with Uzbekistan for 2018 Russia World Cup at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran qualifies for World Cup with win at home vs Uzbekistan

Associated Press

Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi, left, and Syria's Khaled Almbayed vie for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match against Japan in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Iran targets World Cup spot; China and Qatar target survival

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Security personnel take position in front of Iran's parliament building after an assault by several attackers, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Suicide bombers and gunmen stormed into Iran's parliament and targeted the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing a security guard and wounding several other people in rare twin attacks, with the siege at the legislature still underway. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Omid Vahabzadeh)

Iran says 5 Tehran attackers had fought for ISIS

By Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

A man hands a child to a security guard from Iran's parliament building after an assault of several attackers in Tehran on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Iran blames terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Tuesday May 23, 2017, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group, the Hammurabi's Justice News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a U.S.-backed anti-government Syrian fighter form Maghaweer al-Thawra stands on a vehicle with heavy automatic machine gun, left, next of an American soldier who also stands on his armored vehicle, right, as they take their position at the Syrian-Iraqi crossing border point of At Tanf, south Syria. (Hammurabi's Justice News via AP) ** FILE **

Iranian-backed forces amassing near U.S. training base in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this picture taken on Sunday, May 14, 2017, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, sits during a presidential election campaign as he is accompanied by his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the city of Isfahan, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

AP Analysis: Rouhani’s hardest challenge may be Iran’s hopes

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: In Mideast, Trump pushes shared worries over Iran

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 22, 2017. Rouhani, a cleric whose administration struck the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, decisively won a second term in Friday's election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s president criticizes U.S. after Trump’s sharp words

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: In Mideast, Trump pushes shared worries over Iran

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Iranian voters line up at a polling station for the presidential and municipal council election in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 19, 2017. Iranians began voting Friday in the country's first presidential election since its nuclear deal with world powers, as incumbent Hassan Rouhani faced a staunch challenge from a hard-line opponent over his outreach to the wider world. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran extends voting deadline in presidential election

By Adam Schreck and Amir Vahdat - Associated Press