The U.S.official faced large hurdles this week, with all sides far apart on the key issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

"The challenge of Iran truly today, has been revealed more than ever with their most recent missile test which has a capability of striking to the West as far as southeastern Europe,Turkey, but to the East could strike our allies in Pakistan,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20