Bloomberg - Two of the U.S. Senates staunchest opponents of the Iran nuclear deal drafted legislation that would bar President Donald Trump from renewing waivers allowing the Iran to maintain a limited civil nuclear program. The legislation from Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and South Carolinas Lindsey Graham is part of a broader effort by hardline ...

Reuters - Members of the U.S. Congress complained on Tuesday that President Donald Trumps administration has not shared enough information with them as tensions flared with Iran, with even some Republicans saying they have been left in the dark. I think all of us are in the dark over here, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters outside ...

Reuters- U.S. Republican senators plan to introduce legislation to impose further sanction on Iran, accusing it of violating U.N. Security Council resolutions by testing ballistic missiles and acting to "destabilise" the Middle East, a U.S. senator said Sunday. "I think it it is now time for the Congress to take Iran on directly in terms of what ...

IFP- In a post in his Twitter account, Graham said, I fear what is being hailed as a ceasefire in Syria will become a capitulation to Russia and Iran. He went on to say that Turkey setting the conditions for Iranian domination of Damascus is very troubling and dangerous. If this agreement gives Iran de-facto control of Damascus (yet another Arab ...

US Senator Lindsey Graham said that administration of US President Barack Obama should provide Congress with the text of side deals between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or the congressmen will cut off IAEA contributions. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) The administration of US President Barack Obama should provide Congress with the ...

US Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have challenged a Pentagon statement which says the US has no military obligation to defend Marshall Island-flagged vessels, saying Irans seizure of the cargo is a deliberate provocation against America. Irans seizure of the Maersk Tigris, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship transiting the ...

Senior U.S. officials have welcomed signals indicating a conciliatory shift in Irans foreign policy. Whats different about President [Hassan] Rouhani is not simply some matter of personality, a senior administration official said in response to a question about Rouhanis address to the United Nations. The difference is that Rouhani was elected expressly ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - After balking at PresidentBarack Obama'splan to attackSyria, the U.S. Congress is also stirring in opposition to his latest foreign policy goal: an effort to improve relations withIran. Congress imposed sanctions that are damaging the Iranianeconomyand, according to U.S. officials, are responsible for a moderate tone ...

(Reuters) - Two senior senators on Monday urged President Barack Obama to take a tough line againstIranin his speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week. Democrat Robert Menendez and Republican Lindsey Graham sent a letter to Obama urging him to restate the U.S. goal of not permitting Iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability and demanding verifiable ...

A political commentator says even though the United States has effectively been forced to a course of diplomacy on Syria, the attack dog forces are still pushing for a military strike on the Arab country. Within the USA, there are profound attack dog aggressive forces as for example exemplified by Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham who ...

The Egyptian presidency says over 10 days of diplomatic efforts by envoys of foreign countries, including the United States, to resolve the crisis in the North African country have failed. The phase of diplomatic efforts has ended today. These efforts have not achieved the hoped for results, the presidency said in a Wednesday statement. The statement ...

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has newplans to introduce a resolution threatening war with Iran,and unsurprisingly, he has been applauded by conservative group Christians United for Israel. Grahampromises,"If nothing changes in Iran, come September, October, I will present a resolution that will authorize the use of military force to prevent Iran from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to consider recommending a new site for the September international summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, if Moscow continues to allow National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to remain in the country. Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a resolution ...