Press TV- The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives in Congress has introduced new legislation that would expand sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program. Todays important bill requires a comprehensive investigation to identify and designate the companies, banks, and individuals both inside and outside ...

Press TV- Two key US lawmakers in Congress say Washington should work with allies to strictly enforce the Iran nuclear deal rather than pull out of the international agreement. "As flawed as the deal is, I believe we must now enforce the hell out of it," Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee,...

President Barack Obamas reluctance to use sanctions has undermined US national security and credibility abroad, House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce and congressman Todd Young said in an opinion piece published Thursday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Royce and Young accused the Obama administration of blocking efforts by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is leaving the door open to new sanctions relief for Iran, including possibly long-forbidden access to the U.S. financial market, prompting increased concern from Republican opponents of last year's nuclear deal. Rep. Ed Royce, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, expressed alarm in a letter this ...

An influential Republican US congressman has denounced the Iran nuclear agreement as deeply flawed, saying the accord does not protect American interests. If this agreement goes through, Iran gets a cash bonanza, it gets a boost to its international standing, and a path toward nuclear weapons, Representative Ed Royce said on Saturday in the Republican ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the nuclear agreementreached between Iran and six world powers should pave the way for further promotion of ties between Tehran and Europe. The nuclear agreement should mark [Irans] better cooperation with Europe, Rouhani said in a meeting with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Tehran on Wednesday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two weeks before negotiators hope to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tried to reassure Congress that sanctions could be easily re-imposed on Tehran if it cheats. Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said lawmakers fear that Russia and China, which have veto ...

[caption id="attachment_107851" align="alignright" width="205"] The new Republican-controlled Congress wants to poison the nuclear talks with Iran, Jim W. Dean says.[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee are circulating a bipartisan letter to President Barack Obama highlighting ...

To thedismayof liberal Democrats, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a new round of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday just as newly-elected President Hassan Rouhani prepares to take office. In a 400-20 landslide vote, lawmakers passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, which would compel countries currently purchasing crude oil from ...