In rare move against another country's top diplomat, Washington freezes Mohammad Javad Zarif's assets, appearing to close door on negotiations

Leah Goldin says 2014 Gaza war won't end until bodies of her son Hadar and fellow soldier Oron Shaul are able to receive proper burials

Ambassador to Canada to succeed Nikki Haley at world body, ending seven month vacancy, after vowing to take up pro-Israel baton; Israel praises pick

Shurat HaDin asks court to demand that Interior Minister Aryeh Deri bar Democrat lawmaker over her support for boycotts against Jewish state

Heiko Maas is highest German official in years to attend observances for uprising against Nazis

Ibraheem Samirah holds up protest signs against president's immigration policy during Virginia address

As Iranian rial hits record low, Tehran decides on move to simplify transactions; nation's coin will be known as 'toman'

Hunk of rock that streaked by the planet was detected mere hours before flyby, 'would have gone off like a very large nuclear weapon'

In six-year first, regional rivals meet in effort to boost security cooperation, amid a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf

FM Zarif claims increased tensions are 'due to America's economic terrorism and Europe's inability to fulfill its commitments'