Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
With Progress Stalled, Congress Considers Weaker Measure on Iran
Reuters - An attempt to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program has stalled in the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are discussing whether to...
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Iran Deal Text in ‘Super Secret Location’
Washington Free Beacon - The full text of the recently inked Iranian nuclear deal is being kept in "a super secret location" shrouded in "a...
The World’s Finest Fibber: Hassan Rouhani at Davos
I sat in the second row at the speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at The World Economic Forum in Davos. Directly in front of...
Opinion: Iran’s Triumph in Geneva
For nearly three decades, Iran's ayatollahs have outfoxed and outmaneuvered Western counter-proliferation efforts. Tehran has repeatedly bested our diplomats, our spies, and, most especially, our...
Iran’s Zarif on Nuke Deal: ‘We Did Not Agree to Dismantle Anything’
JNS.org - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday that Iran "did not agree to dismantle anything" in the interim nuclear deal it reached with world...
White House Exploring Ways to Bypass Congress and Ease Iran Sanctions
JNS.org - The White House may be exploring ways to circumvent Congress and unilaterally lift sanctions on Iran, according to reports. The Washington Free Beacon, citing...
Cory Booker’s Courage on Iran
President Obama has dropped the hammer on 16 Democratic senators who have joined Robert Menendez (D, NJ) and Mark Kirk, (R, IL), in co-sponsoring new...
In Defense of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act
Ryan Cooper is not especially concerned with logic. On Tuesday, he wrote a scathing article in The New Republic "Žsingling out New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker, accusing...
Obama Meets With Senate Democrats to Discuss Iran Sanctions
Politico - President Barack Obama hosted Senate Democrats at White House on Wednesday in an effort to synchronize legislative and political strategies — and talk...
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Criticized Over Alleged Secret Lobbying Against Iran Sanctions
JNS.org - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been forced to defend herself after a report...
Report: Harry Reid Delaying Iran Sanctions Vote in Congress
Weekly Standard - The Iran nuclear deal is in place. And Senate majority leader Harry Reid is preventing the Senate from voting on Iran sanctions...
Senator Bob Menendez Defies Obama on Iran Sanctions
North Jersey - Sen. Bob Menendez is not backing down from his push to have tougher economic sanctions written into law and ready to go...
In Debate on Iran Sanctions Oil Companies Are Silent
Reuters - As debate rises in Washington over the first thaw in relations between Iran and the United States in decades, powerful oil companies are opting...
Schumer: Iran Sanctions Are Still Needed to Force Negotiations
Politico - Sanctions against Iran are still needed to force the nation to negotiate over its nuclear program, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday. "The Iranians didn't...
