What we're reading: Monday, March 18, 2013

President Obama is meeting with senior advisers ahead of this week’s trip to Israel, his first as commander-in-chief. 

President Obama delivers remarks at the Organizing for Action dinner in Washington on March 13, 2013
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President Obama is meeting with senior advisers ahead of this week’s trip to Israel, his first as commander-in-chief.

In The New York Times opinion page: Vali Nasr analyzes the next steps in dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambition.

Global investors are hoping the forced bailout in Cyprus by the Euro zone doesn’t push the markets into a tailspin.