Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami recently hinted a possible return to the national scene, but many are questioning the relevance of this comeback and how it could affect the quest for reform and Tehrans nuclear crisis with the international community.

JERUSALEM -- Both Israel and the United States appear to be on the same page in regard to a pending attack on Iran, as they worry about the Islamic republics ability to build a nuclear arsenal with the Jewish state as a possible target.

Will the United States and Iraq be able to achieve a status of forces agreement, or SOFA? If so, when will this occur, and what will be the terms? In order to get a sense of how these questions might be answered, I ran a role-playing game about the Iraqi-American negotiations in my War on Terrorism class at George Mason University on June 16.

In a tale of two cities and two very different meetings, two dramatically contrasting visions of the future of the Middle East were on display this week.