Washington Examiner- Sen. Bob Corker expects President Trump to pull out of the Iran deal in May in what would be a major step toward fulfilling a campaign promise. Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said onCBS Face The Nationthat he expects Trump to pull out of the deal on May 12. Thats the next time Trump would have ...

Washington Examiner | Joel Gehrke : President Trump's new Iran strategy will succeed or fail based on the ability of his administration to rally European support, according to a top Senate Republican. "I think before it's all over with, it's going to be easy if the administration does its job on the diplomatic effort with our allies," Senate Foreign ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran, Armenia ink 3 MoUs Iranian and Armenian officials signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in veterinary, Technology and culture in Tehran on Monday. IRGC Navy holds parade in Persian Gulf The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has held a parade in the Persian ...

The Washington Post | Adam TaylorIf President Trumphopes to step up pressure on Iran, hedidn't do his cause much of a favor this weekend by picking a fight with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Trumps ire was apparently drawn by comments Corker made last week in which hesuggested thatSecretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary JimMattis and White ...

Reuters - Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump risks setting the nation on the path to World War Three in an interview with The New York Times, the latest in a series public barbs traded over the day. Trump had blamed his former political ally for the Iran nuclear deal in a series of derisive Twitter posts ...

Press TV - US lawmakersappear to have reached a deal on imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea after a push to add in Pyongyang threatened to complicate the bill's path forward, a report says. "The Senate will move to approve the Iran and Russia sanctions it originally passed six weeks ago, as well as the North Korea sanctions ...

Newsmax- The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have decided to table a Russia sanctions bill, Politico reported. Instead, committee chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and ranking Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., have agreed to push forward a bill to counter Russian influence in Eastern Europe without using sanctions, and an Iran sanctions ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran rejects baseless claims by Arab states Irans ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has rejected unfounded allegations by nearly a dozen Arab states that Tehran was meddling in their internal affairs.   UNs nuclear agency chief calls on Iran to ...

Tasnim Tennessee US Senator Bob Corker cast doubt Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump will reverse the Iran nuclear deal, saying such a decision would distract his fledgling administration in its first days. Corker instead suggested that the President-elect take a milder approach, working across the congressional aisle to review the agreement ...

When implementation of the Iran nuclear pact was looming and a secret prisoner swap deal in the works, Obama administration officials called the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in early January to ask him to put a hold on calls for sanctions over Tehran's missile test, the senator told Reuters. Senator Bob Corker is the first ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Two US senators pledged a rigorous oversight of Irans nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), before it is formally implemented. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the committee's ranking member, wrote a letter to President Barack ...

A handful of Senate Democrats are pushing legislation they say would help strengthen the Iran nuclear deal, after Congress failed to block the agreement earlier this month. The legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), includes additional assistance for Israel, requires the administration to submit a regional strategy and allows for an ...

The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has acknowledged that the Obama administrations lobbying campaign for the Iran nuclear accord has generated results. US Senator Bob Corker, a Republican representing Tennessee, said he does not know if opponents of the nuclear agreement in Congress can prevail. Corker, who is a leading ...

A powerful senator has announced his opposition tothe Iran nuclear accord,dealing what's seen as a big blow to the administration as it fights to win congressional approval of the agreement. In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker says, "Congress should reject this deal and send it back to the president....

Secretary of State John Kerry and two other senior administration officials will testify next Thursday on the Iran deal before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) announced Thursday. It will be the Senate's first hearing on the nuclear agreement with Iran since it was unveiled Tuesday morning. Secretary of Energy ...

Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has urged US Secretary of State John Kerry to not rush to a bad nuclear deal in the negotiations with Iran. Appearing on CBS Face the Nation on Sunday, the Tennessee Republican suggested the Obama administration was desperate to reach a final nuclear agreement with Iran to secure a ...

As talks on an Iran nuclear deal enter the final stretch, U.S. lawmakers are sharpening warnings against a "weak" agreement and laying down red lines that, if crossed, could prompt Congress to trip up a carefully crafted international pact. Several influential lawmakers said they do not want to see any sanctions lifted before Tehran begins complying ...

On Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) moved to end debate on the Corker-Menendez bill seeking to give Congress some leverage in a final Iran deal. As Politico noted: McConnell told Republicans there that he intended to wrap up work on the bill so that the House can pass it next week. Despite GOP senators desires for ...

(Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Sunday pressed their demand that the U.S. Congress be allowed to vote on a nuclear agreement withIran, but signaled they are willing to wait for last week's interim agreement to be finalized before passing judgment. "Look, the president needs to sell this to the American people, and Congress needs to be involved,...

[caption id="attachment_145279" align="alignright" width="219"] U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks with reporters after Democratic and Republican party policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 7, 2015.[/caption] (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will likely vote next Thursday on a closely watched bill requiring ...