US Congress ratifies bill to ban Iran’s military drones amid Vienna talks
US lawmakers in Congress, in yet another belligerent move against the Islamic Republic, have approved a bill to restrict the proliferation of…
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Trump should understand he has no authority to go to war with Iran without Congressional authorization: Joe Biden
Tehran Times – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said that U.S. President Donald Trump should understand that he does not…
Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran
AP — Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations…
Congress reacts to Iran attack on US forces. Pelosi says ‘world cannot afford war.’
Euronews – Republican and Democratic members of Congress said Tuesday night that they are praying for U.S. forces overseas and that they…
US Congress to vote on resolution to limit Trump’s military action against Iran
TASS – The US House of Representatives will vote this week on a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers on…
Iran slams US congressional bill on Hong Kong
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced a bill recently passed by the US Congress’ committee on Foreign Relations about Hong Kong as…
US Congress redoubles efforts to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
Tehran Times – Twenty-eight lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are pushing legislation to ban the use of funds for…
Trump, Obama and Congress will all be to blame for what happens with Iran
The Washington Post | George F. Will: Difficulties with Iran will recur regularly, like the oscillations of a sine wave, and the…
Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday…
US officials seek to tamp down Trump rhetoric on Iran
Reuters | Patricia Zengerle: U.S. officials who briefed Congress about Iran on Tuesday sought to convince lawmakers that President Donald Trump’s administration…
Trump’s Iran moves trigger warnings, demands from Congress
AP | LISA MASCARO and SUSANNAH GEORGE: Lawmakers from both parties in Congress demanded more information on the White House’s claims of…
US lawmakers lament: ‘All of us are in the dark over here’ on Iran
Reuters – Members of the U.S. Congress complained on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has not shared enough information with them…
Trump’s veto over Yemen is a scandalous abuse of presidential power
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: Expected or not, Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan Congressional resolution to end US military involvement in…
Zarif highlights contrast between US Congress, govt. on Yemen war
MNA – “Even the US Congress wants to put an end to CENTCOM’s destabilizing activities in Yemen,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Trump vetoes congressional resolution to end US role in Yemen war
Sputnik – President Donald Trump in a letter to the Senate said he is rejecting a measure passed by Congress to end…
US Congress repeats old claims on ex-FBI agent case to pressure Iran
MNA – The US Congress has once again dragged back to surface old claims about the disappearance of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson…
Trump is barreling toward war with Iran. Congress must act to stop him.
The Washington Post | Tom Udall and Richard J. Durbin: Tom Udall, a Democrat, represents New Mexico in the U.S. Senate. Richard…
Pro-diplomacy groups urge Congress to rein in Trump’s hawkish Iran policy
Press TV – Over 50 pro-diplomacy organizations in the United States have slammed President Donald Trump’s belligerent Iran policy, calling on congressmen…
Congress cuts deal on Middle East aid package
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: Although Congress has yet to coalesce around a path out of the monthlong government shutdown, it has at…
US Congress seeks sanctions on Iran’s cryptocurrency efforts: report
MNA – US lawmakers have introduced a bill this week in Congress to undermine Iran’s efforts to develop its own cryptocurrency. According…
Trump’s political fate is ambiguous
Iranian Diplomacy | Hanif Ghaffari: As much as we approach Congressional elections in the United States, Donald Trump’s concerns are increasing. These…
US asks Congress to review sale of guided bombs to Saudi, UAE: Report
Press TV – The Trump administration has asked Congress to review the planned sale of more than 120,000 precision-guided munitions to Saudi…
Congress must manage the consequences of the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
The Hill | MARTIN B. MALIN: President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear agreement with Iran will undermine U.S. power and influence…
Congressman urges US to recognize Syria’s Golan as Israeli territory
Press TV- A member of Congress has urged the US to recognize Syria’s Golan Heights as an Israeli territory after Washington’s relocation of…
France won’t leave Iran nuclear deal, Macron tells US Congress
Press TV- French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will not leave the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan…
Hundreds of European lawmakers urge US Congress to preserve JCPOA
Press TV – Over 500 parliamentarians from the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran have called on US…
US lawmakers: US attack on Syria ‘illegal’
IRNA – Following the overnight attack by the US and its two European allies on Syria, American lawmakers highlighted the action’s illegal…
Congress unlikely to change JCPOA: Jim Walsh
MNA – Professor Jim Walsh from University of Massachusetts says “Mr. Trump wants Congress to make changes to an international agreement, which…
Iran says US trying to seize plane purchase payments
Press TV- Iran says the United States is trying to confiscate the payments for purchases of planes thus indicating that Washington may…
Congress advances bill imperiling Iran nuclear deal
Al Monitor | Bryant Harris: The House passed a bill today that could inhibit the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, potentially…
Trump, Congress playing back and forth game over Iran deal: Writer
Press TV – Donald Trump and the US Congress are playing a back and forth game over the Iran nuclear agreement, where…
U.S. Congress just missed the deadline to reimpose sanctions on Iran. So, now what?
Haaretz | JTA and Ron Kampeas : Donald Trump decertifying Iran’s compliance in the Obama-era nuclear deal meant that Congress had 60…
Congress ignores Trump’s deadline on Iran nuclear deal
The Washington Times– Congress is about to miss what was widely seen as a deadline to deal with President Trump’s demands for a…
Iran ready for any US Congress scenario
MNA –Kamalvandi, the Spokesman of the AEOI said at Iran-EU’s seminar on progress and prospects in civil nuclear cooperation that AEOI has…
Congressman urges US to condemn Saudis’ folly attack plot on Iran
IRNA – US Congressman has urged the United States to slam Saudi Arabia attack plot against Iran, Qatari media Al Jazeera reported.…
US nuclear scientists urge Congress to protect Iran deal
Press TV – More than 90 top US nuclear scientists have written a letter to Congress, demanding that it protect the 2015…
Russian Senate urges US Congress to sustain Iran nuclear deal
Press TV – Lawmakers in the upper house of Russia’s parliament are set to call in a statement on their colleagues in…
N-deal to end if US Congress follows Trump
MNA – Iranian Member of Parliament Boroujerdi said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will be terminated in case the US Congress…
25 Ex-FMs urge US Congress to uphold Iran Deal
MNA –Former foreign ministers from a diverse group of countries have asked the US Congress to uphold the nuclear deal with Iran…
EU backs Iran deal, urges US Congress to protect it
AP— European Union foreign ministers are urging the U.S. Congress to safeguard the Iran nuclear agreement after President Donald Trump withdrew his…