Deal with Iran would not move jews toward GOP
Andrew Kohut, founding director of the Pew Research Center and director of Pew’s Global Attitudes Project, wrote a piece last week for…
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Iran’s top diplomat fires back at Republican senator’s ‘macho personal smear’ on Twitter
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif did not take kindly to Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Arkansas) aggressive tweets challenging him to a debate. On…
The Marco Rubio amendment that could kill the Iran deal
Sen. Marco Rubio has proposed a change to the Iran nuclear review bill that could unravel a carefully crafted compromise and kill…
Where does hillary stand on the Iran agreement?
Billionaire Haim Saban, a longtime Clinton donor, defended Hillary Clinton’s commitment to Israel in an interview on Israel’s Channel One preceding the…
G.O.P. senator, Bob Corker, is key player in Iran accord
WASHINGTON — While negotiators toiled late into the night in Switzerland, scratching together a nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator Bob Corker was conducting…
Opponents of Iran deal received millions from pro-Israel donors: Report
Republican opponents of a framework agreement with Iran received millions in campaign donations in 2014 from pro-Israel billionaires and other influential American donors,…
Iran looms as major US election issue for 2016
WASHINGTON—No matter what happens with the negotiations over curbing Iran’s nuclear program, count on the issue being front and center during next…
The real story behind the Republicans’ Iran letter
The “open letter” from Senator Tom Cotton and 46 other Republican senators to the leadership of Iran, which even Republicans themselves admit was aimed…
Kerry says won’t apologize for GOP letter when Iran talks resume Monday
US Secretary of State John Kerry has denounced a Republican letter to Iran as an “unprecedented” and “calculated” attempt to interfere with…
How a U.N. Security Council resolution transforms a non-binding agreement with Iran into a binding obligation under International law (Without any new senatorial or congressional vote)
It is now clear that any deal with Iran will by its terms be a non-binding agreement. That means the United States will have no…
Sen. Cotton fires back at Clinton on Twitter over Iran nuke letter fallout
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sparred Wednesday with Hillary Clinton on Twitter, after the former secretary of state slammed an open letter he…
Americans seek treason charges against 47 Republican senators
Tens of thousands of Americans have signed a petition to the White House demanding treason charges against 47 Republican senators who attempted…
Republican Idiocy on Iran
After helping to ignite a firestorm over a possible nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, is…
Iran nuclear deal, If reached, wouldn’t be ‘legally binding,’ Kerry says
But an Iran deal would have enforcement mechanisms, the secretary of state says. WASHINGTON—Secretary of State John Kerry, in an often contentious…
Two US presidential hopefuls back GOP letter to Iran
Two US presidential hopefuls from the Republican Party have added their support to a much-criticized letter sent to Iran that warns against…
Was the GOP’s Iran letter really unprecedented?
From Reagan to Clinton, both Democrats and Republicans have tried to sabotage the other party’s foreign policy. The senator was outraged. Congress…
Dem rivals slam Sen. Mark Kirk for signing Iran letter
WASHINGTON — The four House Democrats from Illinois mulling a 2016 challenge to Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., blasted him Tuesday for signing…
Iran news round up – March 10, 2015
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
New low in relations between Obama, congressional GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relations between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans have hit a new low. There has been little direct communication…
Iranian Foreign Minister schools US senators in American, Int’l law
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, rejected a recent letter sent by US Republican senators, saying that it seems like the authors…
New York daily news blasts Cotton, Cruz, McConnell, and Paul over Iran letter: ‘Traitors’
The New York Daily News released its cover for Tuesday morning, in which it calls Senate Majority Leader (R-KY) and three of his…
Neocon push for ‘military option’ in Iran hurts US – White House
The White House blasted Senate Republicans’ open letter to Iran on Monday, comparing it to “efforts of neocons in the previous administration”…
Iran’s foreign minister tells Republicans: ‘Read your constitution’
Zarif calls Republican letter to Iranian leaders “a propaganda ploy” that was “unconventional” and “unprecedented in diplomatic history.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad…
A symphony of hatred on Republican stage
What the US Congress can do to help the cause of global security rather than hosting the Netanyahu theatrics. No, it’s not…
Obama, GOP senators clash over Iran letter
President Obama denounced a group of Republican senators Monday for warning Iran that any nuclear deal could be a temporary one, calling…
Obama, Iranian official slam GOP letter on deal
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama slammed Republican senators who penned a letter attempting to warn Iran that any pending nuclear agreement will face their scrutiny, claiming…
Biden slams U.S. lawmakers’ letter to Iran
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at Republican lawmakers for their “highly misleading” letter Monday to Iran’s leaders cautioning against a…
Obama: GOP aligning themselves with hardliners in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a letter from Republican senators to Iranian leaders is ironic because, in his words, some…
US senators letter to Iran undermines nuclear peace talks – White house
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the US Republican Senators’ open letter to high-ranking Iranian officials interfered in US President…
GOP tries to undercut nuclear deal with warning to Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers warned the leaders of Iran on Monday that any nuclear deal they cut with President Barack Obama…
Splits on Iran, Cuba dominate first GOP presidential forum
The first 2016 presidential forum of the year revealed sharp divisions on foreign policy Sunday night, with Sen. Rand Paul breaking with his colleagues on both…
House GOP leaders: Keep Iran out of the mix in Iraq
Washington (CNN) – Ahead of a White House meeting Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to lay out…