The West is weary of war in the Middle East—but what about those who are fighting it? This could be just the beginning.

As the U.S. searches for signs that Iran is becoming more moderate, Iran arrests The Washington Post‘s Tehran correspondent and three others.

Many wars are fought over accidents and misunderstandings. This is not one of those times. With key interests at stake, the conflict in Gaza is likely to continue.

Iraq is using its influence in the international oil markets to throw up serious obstacles to Kurdish crude sales—and therefore Kurdish independence.

A leaked letter from the New York Fed takes Deutsche Bank to task for “low quality, inaccurate and unreliable” bookkeeping.

Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has lost the support of both the Iranians and Ayatollah Sistani. Now down to only his die-hard supporters, can he stay in office?

Dissident KGB officer Sasha Litvinenko was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in 2006. For diplomatic reasons, London may have overlooked Putin’s involvement—until now.

Indonesia has elected a reformer who started life as a humble furniture maker. But his ex-military opponent may not go quietly.

Seoul wants to ban Uber. Will the self-proclaimed disruptor face similar resistance elsewhere in Asia?

Sen. Rand Paul is making a big push in the Golden State. Is Silicon Valley starting to see the benefits of playing the political field?