Relations with the U.S. and prospects for change in Arab monarchies.

Anthony Cordesman dissects the hottest areas of strategic competition between the United States and Iran.

Iran tests two long-range missiles, on the last day of its naval exercises. The country is threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which would cut off a large percentage of the world's oil supply.

Egyptians vote in the third round of a parliamentary election that has so far handed Islamists the biggest share of seats in the assembly.

North Koreans took part in a ritual rally in Pyongyang on Tuesday, to show support for their country's policies and new leader Kim Jong-un. Around 100-thousand people packed central Pyongyang's Kim Il Square, according to organizers.

Approximately 100 fires are now under control in Victoria state, southern Australia. Australia is dealing with a brutal heat wave, strong wind and lightning strikes.

Ron Paul in 1990 John Birch Society Documentary on the United Nations taking over the United States. (h/t Mother Jones)

South Korea will spend nearly half of its annual budget in the January to March quarter, to help cushion the impact of slowing global demand.

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she would put U.S. missiles on alert and consider blockading Iran to let that country know it should not develop nuclear weapons.

Closing waterways and firing missiles. What's Iran's real plan?

Former astronaut Gene Cernan reacts to news that China is attempting to move significantly into space.

Charles Krauthammer on the Iranian nuclear threat plus his take on the Iowa vote.

Egyptian security forces last week raided the offices of human rights organizations, including several backed by the U.S. government, further straining relations between the countries.

Amateur video from Syria purportedly shows large crowds in several cities calling on Arab League monitors to help end the violence.