If the heated rhetoric from U.S. Republican candidates is any indication, Iran will feature prominently in the upcoming presidential elections. While Republican saber rattling is ringing a familiar tone, Iran's March parliamentary elections may give U.S. hawks the leverage they need to pose a formidable challenge to Obama's foreign policy.

Iran's 10-day military exercise on the Strait of Hormuz has lent credence to its threat to block oil shipments through the critical waterway if the U.S. ratchets up sanctions. Threatening the Strait, which flows north of Oman and south of Iran and moves approximately

Iran's nuclear program has been one headache after another for the United States. While proliferation in the Middle East is a legitimate concern, the United States needs to stop wasting precious diplomatic leverage and credibility and face the facts -- Iran is headed for nuclear weapons capability. Washington needs to...

A few weeks ago, Iranian protesters took to the streets in the largest numbers since the disputed 2009 presidential elections. Secretary Clinton cheered them on, while President Obama and National Security Adviser Donilon criticized the government's brutal crackdown. Maybe our leaders are trying to make up for their delayed response...