Yet for many, the possibility of involving Iran, whether it has a nuclear bomb or not, is a central concern.

The deal could also involve Iran and the release of Islamic militants held in a European country that Mr. Sharon declined to name.

American officials believe he ran a smuggling network that spanned decades and involved Iran, North Korea, Libya and nations still not identified.

Israeli commentators have speculated that this next phase in the deal may involve Iran, which along with Syria is the main financial backer of Hezbollah.

American officials had hoped to reach an agreement to end Chinese exports of missile technology, which in recent years have involved mainly Pakistan and Iran.

By the end of the second stop here, he had answered 38 questions but only 3 of those involved Iran.

To get this problem in Iraq solved, we had to somehow involve Iran and Syria.

The suggestion was that the current case also involved Iran.

He helped to coordinate the financial negotiations among various governments and central banks and worked on the resolution of financial issues involving Iran.

I repeat that if we are serious about a creative and constructive policy for the wider Middle East, it has to involve Iran.