JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the United States are closely conferring about the Iranian nuclear program, U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones said in an interview published Sunday, calling Israel's conduct "responsible." Western governments fear that Iran wants to produce nuclear weapons but Tehran says the program is for peaceful purposes. Iran has vowed to respond to any unilateral ...

President Barack Obama's national security adviser is heading to the Middle East this week. The White House says retired Gen. Jim Jones will meet with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Israel and in the Palestinian territories. National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said Monday that the White House's ...

President Barack Obama's national security advisor has made a new call to revive talks on setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. "We are clear, unambiguous and consistent," said General Jim Jones at a dinner late Thursday organized by the American Task Force on Palestine, a group representing Americans of Palestinian origin. "The time has come to relaunch negotiations ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top security adviser on Sunday dismissed a report that Iran was closer to making an atomic bomb and said Iranian cooperation in the last few weeks was good for nuclear non-proliferation. The New York Times reported on Saturday that a confidential analysis by staff of the International Atomic Energy Agency concluded that Iran has ...