Iran’s ranking negotiator rejects Reuters report on UN waiting for US Congress approval
TEHRAN (FNA)- Director General for Political Affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry and nuclear negotiator Hamid Baeidinejad dismissed a Reuters report that…
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Iran’s coverage: Iran, P5+1 likely to clinch N. deal by June 30: Ryabkov
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran, P5+1 likely to clinch nuclear deal by June 30: Russia Iran…
House oks resolution urging Iran to release jailed Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has unanimously passed a resolution urging Iran to release three Americans jailed in that country and provide…
Obama urges Congress to renew NSA spying program
US President Barack Obama has called on Congress to renew legislation which allows the National Security Agency to continue its controversial phone…
Law student replies Tom Cotton’s Zarif tweets
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – An Iranian law student has replied Sen. Cotton’s tweets about Iran’s Zarif calling for a debate over…
Obama approves congressional review of final nuclear deal with Iran
Obama signed into law legislation that will require congressional review of any final nuclear agreement between the P5+1 group of countries and…
House passes military bill in defiance of Obama’s veto threat
The House has approved a $612 billion annual military-spending bill in defiance of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. In a…
House roll call: Congress to review Iran nuclear deal
The 400-25 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a bill to give Congress the power to review and potentially reject…
Senate passes resolution for release of Americans in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday unanimously passed a resolution calling on Iranian officials to immediately release three Americans held in…
Washington responsible for implementing possible nuclear deal: Iran’s FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underscored that the US administration would be obliged to implement a likely nuclear…
Senate to deter nuclear deal enactment only for 2 months: Araqchi
Tehran, May 10, IRNA – Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator said US Senate’s intervention can delay execution of a deal only for about…
Iran MPs overwhelmingly slam US Senate nuclear review bill
Iranian lawmakers have overwhelmingly denounced the US Senate’s recent nuclear review bill, saying it was another indication of Washington’s extremism under cover…
Iran’s Majlis could hit back at US Senate bill: Iran lawmaker
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) will adopt retaliatory measures if sanctions against the country are not lifted as a result of the…
Kerry urges House to pass Iran bill without changes
PARIS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is urging the House to pass the Senate version of the Iran nuclear bill…
Iran Legislation is win-win for GOP, Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in control of Congress want a say on negotiations to ease sanctions against Iran in exchange for concessions…
German diplomat: Iran deal alternative ‘not very attractive’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alternatives to a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program are “not very attractive,” a top German diplomat said…
The odds of an Iran nuclear deal just got higher
One hundred and fifty House Democrats have now signed a letter expressing strong support for President Obama’s ongoing negotiations with Iran over…
Netanyahu to congress: ‘Deal with Iran would be a historic mistake’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned a delegation of U.S. lawmakers this week that a nuclear deal with Iran “would be…
US Congress plan to review Iran deal game: Iran official
A senior Iranian official has dismissed as a “game” efforts by US Congress to win a say on nuclear negotiations between Iran…
Iran supports Iraq territorial integrity, national sovereignty
Tehran, May 6, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Wednesday that Iran supports Iraqi territorial integrity and national sovereignty.…
US Senator Cruz says Iran nuclear deal ‘makes war a certainty’
US Republican presidential hopeful Senator Ted Cruz says President Barack Obama’s efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran would end in…
Senate’s Iran bill won’t require Tehran to recognize Israel – reports
As the US Senate continues to debate a bill that would allow it to weigh in on a possible nuclear deal with…
Senate sets test vote on Iran sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a test vote for Thursday on stalled bipartisan legislation to let Congress review…
Abadi slams US Congress bill to split Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has denounced a controversial US Congress bill aimed at dividing the Arab country into three states. In…
Rubio: A bad Iran deal ‘almost guarantees war’
Washington (CNN)Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday warned that a bad deal with Iran on its nuclear program “almost guarantees war,” and defended…
Boehner calls on US Congress to respond to Iran’s actions in Persian Gulf
The US Congress should have a say on any nuclear agreement with Iran after the Islamic Republic seized a US cargo vessel,…
Iran warns Congress it can’t stop a nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister issued a stern warning to Congress on Wednesday, saying the United States will isolate itself if lawmakers act to…
John Kerry’s reality check on Iran nuclear talks
CALL IT an international-relations reality check. A former member of the US Senate himself, John Kerry is fine with Congress having a…
Boehner admits Congress does not have enough votes to stop Iran deal: Report
US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has privately acknowledged that Congress does not have enough power to block a possible nuclear…
The latest on the 2016 GOP field: Cruz vows to nix nuke deal
Sen. Ted Cruz say he’ll do “everything humanly possible” to stop a nuclear deal with Iran – a stand that’s drawn cheers…
US Senate majority leader promises ‘vigorous debate’ on Iran agreement bill
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called for a measure that would ensure US Congress’s involvement in the final say of the…
No need for more Congress role in Iran nuclear talks: Ex-US negotiator
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A former American negotiator with Iran said the US Congress should not get further involved in the talks over…
Congress bill cannot hamper comprehensive deal with Iran
Tehran, April 20, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Monday that once a comprehensive deal a achieved about the nuclear…
Iran daily: Obama signals compromise over nuclear deal and sanctions
President Obama has signaled a compromise for a nuclear deal, suggesting that Iran can get significant relief from sanctions as soon as…
Obama says will sign bill allowing Congress to review Iran deal
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday a bill allowing Congress to review a deal concerning Iran’s nuclear program was…
Zarif: US spinning with nuclear framework not conducive to final deal
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the US spinning with the framework nuclear deal is…
Obama says bill on Iran will not derail negotiations, will sign it
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he does not see proposed legislation in Congress derailing negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program, calling the…
US, Iranian legislatures complicate Tehran nuclear deal
Experts say that the legislatures of Iran and the United States could complicate but not necessarily derail a final agreement on Tehran’s…
Obama to veto any senate bill linking Iran negotiations to terrorism
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest stated that Obama would veto a US Senate bill allowing Congress to vote on a final…
Congress playing a risky game with Iran talks
The Obama administration is putting a brave face on its acceptance of legislation in Congress that injects the legislative branch into ongoing…