Posts Tagged: Obama Iran Sanctions
Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act Becomes Law Without Obama Signature
In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent...
Rouhani: Iran Will ‘Firmly Respond’ If Obama Doesn’t Block Congress Sanctions Extension
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the US Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise "firmly...
The Iran Sanctions Bill Won’t Do Much, But it Still Matters
Nearly all the 54 Republican U.S. Senators will vote in favor of the Kirk-Menendez bill requiring sanctions on Iran if the P5+1 negotiations fail. President Obama has...
Obama’s Persian Roulette
Until this past Tuesday, Congress was considering new, bipartisan legislation that could result in new sanctions on Iran as it continues to pursue the ability...
How to Achieve a Nuclear Deal With Iran
In Washington, President Obama is opposing a new push by Republicans and Democrats in Congress for another round of sanctions on the Iranian economy. In...
Hillary Clinton Supports Obama’s Opposition to New Iran Sanctions
JNS.org - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Canadian audience on Wednesday that she supports President Barack Obama's threat to veto a...
Obama: Helping Terror Go Nuclear
Last Tuesday's terror attack on a Jerusalem synagogue killed five people: four rabbis (including three born in the USA) and a Druze police officer. Two...
Harry Reid Blocks Senate Vote on Iran Sanctions
Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is blocking a vote on Iran sanctions demanded by Senate Republicans. The GOP rolled fresh economic penalties on Iran...
Washington is No Longer a Player in the Iran Game
The Menendez-Kirk "Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013" (S. 1881) threatens the Iranian regime with additional sanctions and appears to be the only way...
Closed-Door Deals May Undermine Iran Sanctions Effort
JNS.org - Following a slow start mobilizing support to block bipartisan efforts in the Senate and House to place additional sanctions on Iran,...
On Economic Sanctions and Appeasement
According to Winston Churchill, "an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." The U.S. administration is leading the easing of...
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...
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...
Nearly 80 Percent of U.S. Public Wants More Sanctions on Iran
The Hill - Large majorities of voters from both parties want to increase the pressure on Iran, according to a new poll, complicating President Obama's effort...
