The U.S. has come down hard on Turkey for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements earlier this week calling Zionism a crime against humanity. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Erdogan Friday evening and scolded him for the comments, made at a conference for the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations in...

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Turkey’s Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who in recent weeks has belittled Israeli efforts to seek rapprochement, mocked Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad for not militarily attacking the Jewish state, and accused Jerusalem of “state terrorism” — declared Wednesday that Zionism is a “crime against humanity”: Speaking in Vienna at a United...

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United Nations human rights officials are urging the U.N. Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, citing documented atrocities committed by forces loyal to the Bashar al-Assad regime during the country’s two-year-long conflict. Most plausible scenarios for prosecution of Syrian officials would require a referral by the United...

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Iran has begun to install advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the country’s Natanz facility, after declaring its intention to do so weeks ago. The technology is an upgrade from the current generation of centrifuges that the Islamic republic employs in the facility and will increase the pace and efficiency of nuclear enrichment...

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The latest round of talks between Iran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog have ended without progress. Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency will now pause “to reflect” on the situation: “We will work hard now to try and resolve the remaining differences, but time is needed to reflect on...

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Talks between the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog and Iranian officials – aimed broadly at increasing the transparency of Iran’s atomic program, and specifically at securing access for investigators to Iran’s military facility at Parchin – have again ended without a deal being reached. Iran is widely suspected of having conducted work related...

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Inspectors from the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog are in Iran for another round of talks aimed at decreasing opacity around Tehran’s atomic program. Iranian officials are lowering expectations and signaling distrust in the agency, which seeks access to the Iranian military facility at Parchin where it is widely suspected the Islamic...

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The UN has cut ties with a controversial public affairs officer at the Jerusalem branch of the United Nations Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs a year after anti-Israel activities by the officer were publicly exposed. Kulhood Badawi was heavily criticized last year when she used her Twitter account, titled...

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Al Qaeda is infiltrating Lebanon, building on the momentum and successes of Al Qaeda-linked groups in Syria. A new report names Majid al-Majid as the terrorist group’s new emir in the country, and suggests that Al Qaeda has a “roadmap” for a Lebanon takeover that includes targeting political figures, religious...

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IAEA officials are still attempting to restart negotiations with Iran. Failed talks this month were the latest in a series of unsuccessful negotiation attempts, including diplomatic efforts held in February, June, August, and December of 2012. A senior Iranian lawmaker has suggested Tehran will only cooperate with officials from the UN’s nuclear watchdog if...

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