Iran nuclear agreement deeply flawed: GOP congressman
An influential Republican US congressman has denounced the Iran nuclear agreement as “deeply flawed,” saying the accord does not protect American interests.…
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Iran deal gives Sen. Durbin a shot at political redemption
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all its fraught politics and geopolitical import, the Iran nuclear agreement offers something very personal for Sen. Dick…
Democrats confident Iran deal will survive in Congress
Democrats are confident they will have enough votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in the U.S. Congress, but they face an…
Maloney becomes sixth NY Dem to oppose Iran deal
Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced Thursday she will oppose the Iran nuclear agreement. She is the sixth New York House Democrat to publicly…
Congress, don’t isolate America again over Iran
While many members of Congress have declared their positions on the Iran nuclear deal, a significant number remain undecided. I and my…
Jewish ex-lawmakers call on Congress to back Iran deal
Eleven Jewish former members of Congress signed an ad in Thursday’s New York Times urging their former colleagues to support the Obama…
Retired US generals urge Congress to reject Iran nuclear agreement
A group of nearly 200 retired US military generals and admirals have sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to reject the…
White House says focused on keeping Congress from ‘spoiling’ Iran deal
The White House said on Wednesday that the Obama administration is focused on building enough support for the Iran deal to keep…
Spokeswoman: Iran not anxious about US Congress disapproval of N. agreement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said Tehran is not concerned to see if its nuclear agreement would receive a…
Undecided Senate Dems in Iran pressure cooker
President Obama’s magic number on the Iran nuclear deal is 41. Senate Republicans need 60 votes to break a Democratic filibuster, but…
Iran pact takes center stage in battle for Senate
Republicans are attacking Democrats backing the deal as soft on national defense. The nuclear agreement with Iran is becoming an early campaign…
US Jews shifting their views on Israel, Iran: Analyst
The majority of Jews in the United States are shifting their opinion about Israel and Iran, decreasing their support for Tel Aviv…
Prominent Iranians launch campaign calling on Congress not to kill Iran deal
ozens of high-profile Iranians, many of whom have been jailed for their political views, launched a video campaign calling on the American…
Leading Senate opponent of Iran nuclear agreement concedes defeat
The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has acknowledged that the Obama administration’s lobbying campaign for the Iran nuclear…
Congressional veto of JCPOA to cost US dear: Iran’s Rafsanjani
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani cautioned Washington against the heavy price it will have to…
Obama can circumvent Congress, ease Iranian sanctions: Experts
Tehran, Aug 25, IRNA – US President Barack Obama has broad executive authority to circumvent Congress and ease many sanctions on Iran…
US should restore diplomatic relations with Iran – former Pentagon official
A former US Department of Defense senior security policy analyst claims that the United States should use the nuclear agreement with Iran…
Iran nuclear deal could become a perennial cliffhanger
The expected showdown in Congress next month over the administration’s nuclear deal with Iran is only the first in a series of…
US Congress urged not to squander epochal moment of approving Iran deal
A former national security adviser for two US Republican presidents has pressed Congress to support the Iran nuclear agreement, calling on his…
Obama has power to circumvent Congress on Iran nuke deal, analysts say
Even strong bipartisan disapproval by Congress of the Iranian nuclear deal won’t stop President Obama from implementing the agreement, so the vote…
US business community would be punished without Iran deal: Ex-senator
Former US Democratic senator Mike Gravel says the American business community would be punished because of the “ridiculous” opposition stance of Congress…
Even if Congress rejects Iran deal, rest of world has moved on: Fiorina
US Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says regardless of what the GOP-dominated Congress decides about the Iran nuclear agreement, the rest of…
Letter: The Iran accord of war?
I am not a scientist, but unlike so many Republican members of Congress who make that claim, this failing prompts me to…
Two more d Congressmen against nuclear Iran deal (and Nadler for)
This week, Democrat Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania’s 13th congressional district announced he will both vote against the Nuclear Iran Deal and will also…
While Congress argues over Iran, Europe rushes to do business there
BRUSSELS — The ink was barely dry on a landmark agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program before a German government plane…
Kerry optimistic about Congress support for Iran N
Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chris Coons of Delaware and Mark Warner of Virginia. “But many countries are ‘chafing” under the present…
Iran and the ‘Francis Factor’
Congress is giving the left-leaning Pope a platform ahead of a critical vote on the Iran nuclear deal. Members of Congress trying…
Wait for a bomb explosion in Israel!
A former Iranian diplomat has raised the possibility of Israel hatching a plot days before the US Congress votes on the Iran…
Momentum for Iran deal as NY lawmaker announces backing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran gained momentum in Congress on Friday as a key Jewish Democrat from…
Mousavian: Killing Iran deal by US congress will be a historic blunder
Tehran, Aug 22, IRNA – Former top nuclear negotiator of Iran Hossein Mousavian has said rejecting the Iran nuclear deal by US…
Obama’s Democrats face intense pressure as they weigh Iran deal
As he weighed whether to support President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, Representative Donald Norcross was showered with the sort of…
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…
Iran nuclear deal has votes to pass Congress, says Nancy Pelosi
Barack Obama has enough votes to get the Iran deal through the House of Representatives, despite Republican efforts to block the historic nuclear accord,…
Jewish Leaders urge congress to OK deal with Iran
‘While not perfect, this deal is the best available option to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program’ More than two dozen leaders of…
US democratic senators reed, Whitehouse back Iran deal
Tehran, Aug 20, IRNA – US Democratic Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse said they both backed the US-led international nuclear deal…
Iran must abide by Int’l inspections of nuclear sites – US congressmen
International inspectors should be the only investigators to monitor Iran’s nuclear sites, US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said in…
Rahm Emanuel backs Iran deal
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he supports the Iran nuclear deal. Asked about it at a press conference Tuesday, Emanuel, a Democrat…
AIPAC ‘easily buys votes’ in Congress against Iran: Journalist
The influential Israel lobby is making large contributions to members of Congress to bribe them into voting against the Iran nuclear agreement, says an independent investigative…
Optimism on the Iran deal, whichever way Congress decides
Most pundits predict that Obama will have enough votes to push through the Iran nuclear deal. An AIPAC-driven Congress will oppose it,…
Democrat Menendez announces opposition to Iran nuclear deal
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced on Tuesday his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, the second…