House continues effort to snarl Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is continuing to flex its muscles on the Iran nuclear deal even though the Senate has already…
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Opponents of Iran nuclear deal defeated in US Senate vote
Democrats defeated a disapproval resolution opposing the Iran nuclear agreement. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Senate Democrats defeated 58-42 a resolution of disapproval…
Key reasons why opponents hate the Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though opponents of the Iran nuclear deal can’t win in Congress, they aren’t going to go quietly. Conservative…
Boehner: I might sue Obama over Iran deal
Speaker John Boehner said Thursday he might sue President Barack Obama again. The Ohio Republican said Obama has not turned over the…
GOP lawmakers are divided on Iran vote
The jockeying reflects their struggle with how to stop a deal that looks almost certain to be implemented WASHINGTON—Republicans united in their…
Republicans try to derail Iran nuclear deal in the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative House Republicans have embarked on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to derail the Iranian nuclear deal, saying they can’t…
Clinton stirs up old difference with Obama on foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years, two presidential elections and one shared commitment to the nuclear deal with Iran later, Hillary Rodham Clinton…
Obama could meet with Ban Ki-moon as congress reviews Iran nuclear deal
Ban Ki-moon could discuss the Iran nuclear deal with Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon’s Deputy Spokesman announced. UNITED NATIONS, September 10 (Sputnik) –…
Iran deal reaches Congress: what happens next and why it matters
The proceedings in the House and the Senate this week will have a huge impact on Iran’s nuclear programme – and the…
Trump-Cruz cozy relationship on display ahead of Iran rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s cozy relationship with billionaire businessman Donald Trump is drawing new attention as the Republican presidential…
Trump: ‘I will renegotiate with Iran’
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he would renegotiate President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal should he make his way into the Oval…
GOP group targets Dems on Iran
A conservative group is spending a quarter-million dollars to target House Democrats who say they will vote for President Barack Obama’s nuclear…
Former Israeli nuke chief backs Iran deal in video
‘Because if it fails, the risk for a nuclear Iran will only go up.’ The former head of Israel’s nuclear agency joined…
GOP bent on damaging Iran agreement: Analyst
Republican lawmakers are determined to scuttle the Iran nuclear agreement as Congress is set to begin discussions over the deal, says an…
West Virginia’s Manchin to oppose Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he will oppose the nuclear deal with Iran. Manchin says Tuesday…
Obama musters key 41 Senate votes for Iran nuclear deal
President Barack Obama secured 41 votes in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the international nuclear deal with Iran, enough to block…
US congresswoman opposes Iran nuclear agreement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US representative Lois Frankel, a Democrat who represents Broward and Palm Beach counties, has expressed opposition to the nuclear…
Congress plunging into debate on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers returning to Washington from their summer recess are plunging immediately into bitter, partisan debate over the Iran nuclear accord. The…
Republicans’ objections to Iran deal ‘unreasonable’: Analyst
A former American official has blasted Republicans for opposing the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations, saying they…
A guide to Congress’ upside-down vote on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional proceedings are routinely convoluted, often inscrutable and sometimes bizarre. Even by those standards, the upcoming vote on the…
Iran, budget, highways and national debt on tap for Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer…
Trump: I will strictly enforce Iran nuclear agreement
Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has broken away from the GOP pack on the Iran nuclear agreement, saying if he becomes…
US House to vote on Iran agreement next week: McCarthy
The US House of Representatives will vote next week to either approve or disapprove of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the…
A look at where senate democrats stand on the Iran deal
Congress will vote this month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S.,…
Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the…
Pro-Iran deal Sen. Chris Coons wants up-or-down vote
Washington (CNN)-One day after announcing his support for the Iran nuclear deal, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware said he wants the…
Obama locking up votes in Senate for Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is just one Senate vote shy of being able to declare success on the Iran nuclear…
Blumenthal is key holdout on Iran
Richard Blumenthal is considered one of the Senate’s most liberal Democrats, but the Connecticut lawmaker is wavering on the nuclear deal with…
Iran nuclear deal backers near votes to protect pact in U.S. Congress
Supporters of the international nuclear agreement with Iran moved within one vote of mustering enough support to protect the deal in the U.S. Congress…
Bob Casey becomes 32nd senator to back Iran nuclear deal
Democrat from Pennsylvania puts within reach 34 votes needed to uphold presidential veto of congressional resolution disapproving the agreement. Senator Bob Casey…
Key Democrat: Senate will uphold Obama on Iran nuke deal
BALTIMORE (AP) — A key Democrat predicted Tuesday that there will be enough votes in the Senate by week’s end to uphold…
Democratic congressman backs Iran nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Democratic congressman Patrick Murphy of Florida has come out in support of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world…
August a ‘major bust’ for Iran agreement critics: Report
A multimillion-dollar TV ad blitz and intensive lobbying effort by opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement appears to be failing as an…
75 ex-lawmakers back Iran nuclear deal
Seventy-five former lawmakers are urging Congress to back the Iran deal ahead of next month’s vote, calling it the “most viable means”…
Vote tally for Iran nuclear deal rises to 31 in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Sunday became the 31st senator to announce support for the Iran nuclear deal,…
Weighing the Iran nuclear deal: far from perfect, but the alternatives are worse
The historic agreement reached after 20 months of negotiations between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers holds out hope that…
Rep. Scott Peters: Why I support the nuclear agreement
Next month, Congress will vote on whether to affirm the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) among Iran, the U.S., European allies,…
Iran deal opens a vitriolic divide among American Jews
WASHINGTON — The attacks on Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, since heannounced his support for the nuclear accord with Iran have been so…
Opponents of Iran nuclear agreement devising new plan: Report
Opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement in the US Congress are devising a “Plan B” to increase pressure on Tehran as Democratic…
Letter: ND senators right about Iran accord
I agree with former Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad in supporting the Iran nuclear agreement. Conrad and Dorgan both wrote about…