Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu clash over Iran diplomacy
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu clashed over Iran nuclear diplomacy on Monday on the eve of the Israeli prime minister’s hotly disputed address to…
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For Israeli leaders, blocking Iran deal a matter of legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — En route to what he described as a “fateful mission,” Benjamin Netanyahu spent much of his 12-hour flight to…
Netanyahu assails Iran deal, tours US-Israel ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to lower tensions, Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on…
Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
(Reuters) – Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to…
Forget about the speech, focus on Iran, AIPAC says
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress on Tuesday has spawned a bitter debate on two continents, but there…
Kerry Welcoming, but wary of Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry tried to lower the temperature on Sunday in the three-way fight among congressional Republicans, the Obama administration…
Netanyahu arrives in US for speech warning against Iran deal
The United States and Israel showed signs of seeking to defuse tensions on Sunday ahead of a speech in Washington by Israeli…
Kerry, Netanyahu hold phone talk amid tension: report
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, according…
Pro-Israel group publicly breaks with White House over Iran
President Obama Sending Two Top Foreign Policy Aides to Address the Conference on Monday. WASHINGTON—The leadership of the most powerful pro-Israel lobby…
Kerry: Iran is not ‘political football’ with Israel
Secretary of State John Kerry says nuclear talks with Iran shouldn’t become “a political football” between the United States and Israel because…
Netanyahu to lay out elements of Iran deal, urge pushing back deadline
WASHINGTON (CNN)During his upcoming speech to Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lay out the details of what he understands to be the…
Rouhani’s adviser: Netanyahu’s speech will benefit Iran
Senior adviser to Iran’s president predicts that Netanyahu “warrior discourse” will ultimately strengthen Iran. A senior policy adviser to Iranian President Hassan…
Kerry arrives in Geneva for tough Iran, Ukraine talks
Less than a week after accusing Russian officials of lying “to my face” about the conflict in eastern Ukraine, top US diplomat…
Kerry tries to dampen fuss over Israeli PM’s speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional…
Israeli official sees U.S. Congress as ‘last brake’ to stop Iran deal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Congress could be “the last brake” for stopping a nuclear deal withIran, a senior Israeli official said on…
Kerry asks for benefit of the doubt on Iran nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional…
Netanyahu flies to Washington to deliver speech on Iran’s nuclear ‘threat’
The Israeli prime minister is expected to warn US lawmakers about the alleged threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program. He has been…
Iran shrugs off Netanyahu bid to block nuclear deal
Tehran (AFP) – Iran on Saturday shrugged off a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abort a nuclear deal between…
Netanyahu was ‘wrong’ on Iran nuclear deal says Kerry
Netanyahu criticises interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 claiming it was the ‘deal of the century’ for Tehran. In the…
Netanyahu takes Iran campaign to Jerusalem holy site
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu took his campaign against a nuclear deal with Iran to Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall on Saturday, on the…
Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama would veto a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate allowing Congress to weigh in on any deal the United…
Iran nuclear talks advancing, no deal likely next week: U.S. official
(Reuters) – Talks on curbing Iran’s nuclear program have made substantial progress, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as the White…
Kerry questions Netanyahu’s judgment as U.S.-Israel row deepens
(Reuters) – U.S. officials on Wednesday questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judgment and said his outspoken condemnation of efforts to secure…
US-Israel quarrel intensifies over Netanyahu speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu’s GOP-engineered congressional speech next…
Israel begs Arab ambassadors to attend Netanyahu speech before congress
Israel’s ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer, has been busy emailing and calling several Arab ambassadors, asking them to attend Israeli Prime…
White House mulls snubbing AIPAC conference in response to Netanyahu’s Congress speech
The administration has been signaling that this year’s conference of America’s leading pro-Israel lobby may not be attended by a Cabinet-level guest.…
Liberal Democrats ask Boehner to postpone Netanyahue address
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost two dozen liberal Democrats on Thursday asked House Speaker John Boehner to postpone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Good or bad Iran deal? Israel vs. The US administration
VIENNA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are inching toward a nuclear deal that’s not as good as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Netanyahu wants to ‘torpedo Iran nuclear talks by Congress speech’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the US Congress in order to torpedo nuclear negotiations between Iran and the five permanent…
Israeli ambassador: Netanyahu address to Congress on Iran deal worth price of ties with Obama
Jewish leaders and Democrats urged Netanyahu and Republicans to defer the speech until after the Israeli election, a senior Israeli official said,…
Netanyahu in message to Obama: If Iran deal is good, why hide details from Israel?
Meeting with U.S. Jewish leaders, Netanyahu reiterates he is determined to appear before Congress, and that ‘Israel’s survival is not a partisan…
Report: US to halt updates to Israel on Iran nuclear talks in response to Netanyahu speech plans
The United States will no longer provide regular updates to the Israeli government on the status of the P5+1 nuclear talks with…
Madeleine Albright: Netanyahu’s ‘Interfering in our internal affairs’
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright became the latest Democratic voice today to take issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s upcoming address to…
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism
(Reuters) – Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to the U.S. Congress next month…
Netanyahu must call off his speech to Congress
He is endangering Israel’s most important relationship and trampling the remnants of Israeli diplomacy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sure that one speech to…
Israeli official suggests Boehner misled Netanyahu on Congress speech
(Reuters) – A senior Israeli official suggested on Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been misled into thinking an invitation to…
Netanyahu vows to continue preemptive action against attacks on Israel
Israeli Prime Minister vowed that Israel would continue to preempt any attacks on the country’s territory. MOSCOW, February 1 (Sputnik) – Prime Minister Benjamin…