Obama calls on Iran to help resolve crisis in Yemen
US President Barack Obama has called on Iran to help find a political solution for the crisis in Yemen, amid ongoing Saudi…
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Obama compromise with Congress on Iran deal signals shift in approach
As the U.S. and other world powers closed in on a preliminary nuclear deal with Iran last month, a few senators were…
Obama yields, allowing Congress say on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON — The White House relented on Tuesday and said President Obama would sign a compromise bill giving Congress a voice on…
US, Cuban leaders hold first meeting in half-century
The presidents of the United States and Cuba have held unprecedented face-to-face talks in Panama, the first sitdown between the leaders of…
Obama says Iran could cut nuke time to near zero in 13 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending an emerging nuclear deal, President Barack Obama said Iran would be kept a year away from obtaining a…
Obama to Arabs: Do not concerned about Iran’s influence
US President Barack Obama says what threatens the Arab governments is the increasing dissatisfaction inside their countries, not the growing influence of…
Barack Obama fights back against Israeli critics of Iran nuclear deal
President Barack Obama has answered continuing Israeli criticism of the framework agreement over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, telling the New York Times the…
Why arming U.S. allies can be like sending weapons straight to the enemy
The United States has a long tradition of arming its allies to advance Washington’s foreign policy. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Obama will not comment on reports Israel spied on Iran negotiations
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not comment on reports that Israel spied on closed-door negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. Obama…
Iran nuclear deal could transform Obama and Rouhani presidencies
Historic agreement would be a monument to the US and Iranian leaders – hence both men are being undermined by their conservative…
360 lawmakers write letter to Obama on Iran
A bipartisan group of 360 US lawmakers has signed a letter warning President Barack Obama that any sanctions relief on Iran as…
Obama showing more respect for Iran than Israel, Rubio says
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is joining a slew of Republican lawmakers who criticized President Obama for not congratulating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
US president punishes Israel for re-electing PM Netanyahu
Punishment of Israelis for re-electing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was not long in coming from US President Barack Obama. Punishment for Israelis…
Democrats breaking with Obama on Iran deal: Report
Tehran, March 16, IRNA — Several Democratic senators are breaking with the Obama administration on diplomacy with Iran, expressing their support for…
Top-secret U.S. replica of Iran nuclear sites key to weapons deal
Inside a top-security building at a classified U.S. site, government experts intensely monitor rows of tall, cylindrical machines that may offer the…
Congress wants to ‘embarrass Obama’ over Iran deal
American political commentator William Beeman says the Republican-led Congress wants to embarrass President Barack Obama by undermining his efforts over Iran’s nuclear…
U.S. Senate leader: Obama on verge of ‘very bad deal’ with Iran
(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that President Barack Obama was on the verge of making a “very bad…
Obama ’embarrassed’ for Iran letter signatories
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama said he was “embarrassed” for Republicans who signed a controversial letter warning Iran’s leaders about…
Senator: Obama should not bypass Congress on Iran deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned President Barack Obama on Thursday not to try an end-run…
The error in the senators’ letter to the leaders of Iran
Josh Rogin reports that a “group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign…
Republicans warn Iran — and Obama — that deal won’t last
A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President…
Netanyahu responds to Obama: I presented a practical alternative to bad Iran deal
Upon landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israeli prime minister says he feels both Democrats and Republicans better understand why impending deal is…
Obama: Netanyahu offers no viable alternative to Iran talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) didn’t offer any “viable alternatives” to the nuclear negotiations…
Obama will not watch Netanyahu speech even on television: Report
US President Barack Obama will not watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to a joint session of Congress even on…
Zarif: Iran not to yield to greedy demands
Tehran, March 3, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran will not yield to the greedy demands of the parties…
Obama-Netanyahu relations never promised happily-ever-after
WASHINGTON (AP) — This was never happily-ever-after waiting to happen. When President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office…
Obama parries questions on Iran deal from Arabs as well as Israelis
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, others worry about regional arms race; new talk of extending U.S. ‘umbrella’ WASHINGTON—Arab governments are privately expressing their concern…
Obama denounces murders of U.S. Muslims
U.S. President Barack Obama described the deaths of three young Muslims gunned down in North Carolina as “brutal and outrageous murders” on…
President Obama after ‘blank check for war worldwide’: Ron Paul
Former US congressman Ron Paul has criticized President Barack Obama for requesting Congress to pass an authorization for the use of military…
Obama: Time has come for Iran to decide on nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the time has come for Iran to make a decision on whether to accept a…
Obama: ‘Real differences’ with Israel’s Netanyahu on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has “very real differences” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) over Iran and…
Can Netanyahu thwart a bad agreement between US and Iran?
The US president wants to proceed along his current negotiations path, hoping to reach what he deems to be, a peaceful outcome…
Pentagon asks for $9.6 Bln to counter missile threat from Iran, North Korea
The Obama administration asked for $9.6 billion to counter the increasing threat from North Korea and Iran. The US Department of Defense has…
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…
Obama to request hike in US military budget
Washington (AFP) – President Barack Obama plans to ask for an increase in military spending in a proposed budget for 2016, with…
Why the Iran speech to Congress is Netanyahu’s biggest blunder yet
By blatantly dissing Obama, Bibi is endangering his support among the ‘Jacksonians’ who support Israel the most. How big a blunder did…
Senate Democrats hold off on new Iran vote – for now
(Reuters) – Several Democratic senators said on Tuesday they would give the Obama administration at least two more months to reach a…
Senate is speeding toward Iran showdown
Republicans are planning to move forward with an Iran sanctions bill this week despite objections from Democrats and a veto threat from…
Does it really matter that Obama won’t meet with Netanyahu?
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress says a lot more about Israel and US relations than Obama choosing not to meet…
Obama needs Congress to seal a deal with Iran
The White House hasn’t tried to hide how pleased it’s been with President Barack Obama going it alone and issuing several executive…