The Iran issue is central to the right-wing mantra on Obama's foreign policy as consistently showing "weakness." But a diplomatic solution is a must -- and it would be fitting for Obama to cash in his chips after Tuesday and secure a nuclear deal.

By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Israel is facing growing international pressure not to attack Iran unilater...

When dealing with Iran, it is critically important to factor in that the tougher our rhetoric gets, the deeper they will dig their heels in. We must exhaust all options before we turn to military action.

JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an ...

Nuclear power and nuclear weapons are the Janus faces of nuclear technology: you cannot have one with out the other.

Herein lies the major debate taking place in Israel, the United States, and around the world: how long will the Jewish state be willing to wait for all diplomatic options to be exhausted before it makes the decision to launch a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear program?

The real threat to Israel may not only be Iran. It may be the danger and risks of internal self-corruption by the people and government of Israel of those cherished democratic principles underlying the founding of such a great nation as Israel.

If we are to believe a variety of confirmed and unconfirmed sources in Israel and the U.S., some day in the next few months we may wake up to the news that Israel has bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Or maybe not.

This admission that the problem with a nuclear Iran is not that it would attack Israel but that it would alter the regional balance of power is incredibly significant.

A war with Iran would end any possibility of Israel ever achieving either peace with the Muslim world or any semblance of security. Forever.

Israel's primary concern rightly is its own survival. But it is not an Iranian bomb that threatens that survival nearly as much as the war Netanyahu might launch ostensibly to deter it.

JERUSALEM -- Israel's president says the international community is closer to pursuing a military solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program...

JERUSALEM — Israel hardened its insistence Monday that it would do anything it felt necessary to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, just the...