Iraq's vice president criticizes Israel
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Iraq's vice president on Monday accused Israel of carrying out "massacres" in Lebanon, the strongest criticism yet of the Jewish state by a top official of the U.S-backed Iraqi government.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 7 -- The Iraq Study Group's call for a broad Middle East peace conference put Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government on the defensive Thursday, while Palestinian officials praised the recommendations as a possible "turning point" for U.S. policy in the region.
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Iraq's ambassador to the Netherlands confronted Iran's foreign minister during a speech Wednesday, accusing his country of hypocrisy in its rhetoric against the United States.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani criticises Syria for backing possible Turkish strikes against Kurdish rebels.
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemns US accusations that Tehran is fomenting violence in Iraq.
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Iraq's beleaguered prime minister lashed out Sunday at his U.S. critics, saying they don't appreciate the country's achievements and fail to understand how difficult it is to rebuild after decades of war and dictatorship.
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Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at a U.N.-defiant Iran Saturday, warning anew that "all options" are available in dealing with the Mideast nation over its nuclear program.
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Vice President Dick Cheney said on  Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration's list  of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel "might  well decide to act first" to eliminate any nuclear threat from  Tehran.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for mounting a major military sweep in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.
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The Iraq war was a boon for Israel's security, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday, voicing fresh endorsement for a Bush administration sapped by the unpopularity at home of its Middle East policies.
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Israel's prime minister accuses arch foe Iran of trying to recruit Arab citizens for anti-Israeli activity.
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Vice President Dick Cheney issued a rallying call on Friday not to abandon Iraq or other nations he said could provide a haven for terrorists, warning a defeat in Iraq would see violence spread in the Middle East.
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Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying US efforts to curb Muslim extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could
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The visit to Washington of Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister spurred a new salvo Thursday in the battle for the White House. Vice President Dick Cheney offered a pointed rebuke of Sen. John
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Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top  U.S. commander in Iraq, faced criticism from a Democratic  presidential contender on Tuesday over America&#39;s war strategy.
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The President's next White House guest, a staunch Shi'ite partisan and critic of the U.S., probably won't be any more accomodating than  Maliki&#8212;but may be able to give some insight into what Iran is thinking
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has condemned Israel's bombing of Lebanon's civilian infrastructure and vowed to push for a ceasefire during talks with his British counterpart Tony Blair.