Iran has limited time to return to international talks on its nuclear program before it faces stiffer sanctions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters.

More stubbornly than blood, religious meaning lines the streets of Tehran in ways unforeseen. Dissidents are living up to Shia Islam’s most cherished tradition: challenging the government’s monopoly on power. Make no mistake: Iranians are...

British bombers strafed Iraq’s second city yesterday as an embryonic Shia civil war raised the prospect of British troops being drawn back on to the front line of the Iraq conflict. The heavily armed 1 Scots Guards battle group, equipped with...