Dozens of US Christian leaders back Iran accord
Dozens of Christian leaders in the United States have thrown their support behind the Iran nuclear agreement, calling on Congress to “remember…
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In Letter, Obama Tells Congress U.S. Will Still Press Iran
WASHINGTON — In his most comprehensive effort to assure wavering Democrats, President Obama wrote in a letter to Congress that the United…
Bob Menendez becomes second Senate Democrat to oppose Iran deal
(CNN)A high-ranking Democratic senator delivered another blow to President Barack Obama’s legacy-making Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday. Sen. Robert Menendez, a New…
Senator Menendez to announce Iran nuclear pact stance
Senator Robert Menendez, who is widely expected to oppose a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, is set on Tuesday to formally announce…
U.S. Senate panel could vote on Iran nuclear bill next week
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee could vote as soon as next week on a bill requiring President Barack Obama…
Menendez will stick with Iran bill timetable despite corruption charges
A spokesman for Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said he would press ahead with two bills seeking a greater congressional say over Iran…
U.S. Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill
Jan 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted 18-4 on Thursday to advance a bill that would toughen sanctions on…
Expect Republicans to add teeth to Iran sanctions bill
When the Senate Banking Committee debates and almost certainly approves a new bill to increase pressure on Iran Thursday, some Republican senators are set…
Feinstein tells Haaretz: PM speech ‘inappropriate,’ Iran sanctions ‘dangerous’
The growing backlash against Netanyahu’s planned speech in Congress is diluting Democratic support for the Kirk-Menendez sanctions bill. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein…
White House reiterates opposition to Iran sanctions
TEHRAN (ISNA)- The White House once again reiterated its opposition to the joint efforts made by the Republican-controlled Congress and the Israeli…
Israeli Mossad goes rogue, Warns U.S. on Iran sanctions
The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has broken ranks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling U.S. officials and lawmakers that a new Iran sanctions bill…
Hawks in US Congress threaten Iran with sanctions
US Congress hawks have reacted threateningly to the extension of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. “Now more than ever, it’s critical that…
Why we must give Iran nuclear deal a chance
The United States could be on the verge of securing a historic agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, one that verifiably limits it…
Senators urge Obama to block Iran’s path to nuclear weapons
(Reuters) – A majority of U.S. senators on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to insist a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program…
U.S. senator still believes in new Iran sanctions bill
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez said on Tuesday he still sees his legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran as the best way to…
Senate’s Menendez happy in ‘bad cop’ role on Iran talks
(Reuters) – Senator Robert Menendez is happy to play the role of a U.S. “bad cop” on Iran. Just don’t call him…
Menendez’s blasts Obama’s Iran policy
The administration has a big problem on Iran. It has for now successfully fended off sanctions, but in doing so it helped…
Republicans said set to push Iran bill to a vote
WASHINGTON — After days in which political insiders here tried to write the obituary for the Senate bill that would impose additional…
Advocates of Iran sanctions abandon search for 60th vote
Proponents of new sanctions against Iran in the US Senate have for now abandoned their search for a highly symbolic 60th vote…
In Iran sanctions debate, what the sides are arguing about
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House is mounting a full-court press in the Senate against a new Iran sanctions bill, but the…
What the sides are arguing about in the Iran sanctions debate
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House is mounting a full-court press in the Senate against a new Iran sanctions bill, but the…
Obama will win over Senate in Iran row: academic
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – President Obama has seriously opposed any new sanctions against Iran after a landmark nuclear deal was signed…
New Iran ban insurance diplomacy: Senator
A leading Democratic initiator of the US Senate’s new sanctions bill against Iran has defended the move as an “insurance policy” for…
Ex-US envoys urge Menendez to back off Iran sanctions
A group of nine former U.S. ambassadors and other foreign policy experts wrote to Senate Foreign Relations chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on…
Obama rejects calls for more sanctions against Iran
President Barack Obama, rejecting congressional demands to impose new economic sanctions on Iran, said “there’s no reason to do it right now” when…
World awakening to Western lies on Iran: Analyst
The world’s public opinion is coming to realize that the Western narrative that Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons is but…
U.S. senators prepare legislation to pressure Iran
(Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are preparing legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran in six months if an interim deal on the Islamic…
Senate panel to move ahead with Iran sanctions
A US Senate panel will move ahead with a new round of sanctions against Iran after the negotiating session over its nuclear…
Key U.S. senators strongly criticize Obama’s Syria policy
(Reuters) – Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee strongly criticized the Obama administration on Thursday for lacking a…
Senators urge Obama to take tough line on Iran
(Reuters) – Two senior senators on Monday urged President Barack Obama to take a tough line against Iran in his speech to the U.N.…
Iran, Hezbollah ‘could possibly strike’ Israel, Sen. Robert Menendez says
Sen. Robert Menendez said Tuesday morning that Iran and Hezbollah “could possibly” strike Israel depending on how the United States gets involved…