Posts Tagged: Obama Iran
Obama’s Promises Abroad Prove Hollow
As U.S. credibility and stature diminish in world affairs, the American president and his secretaries of state and defense engage in eloquent denial. Unfortunately for them,...
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,...
In Sharp About Turn, AIPAC Joins Obama in Call to Delay Iran Sanctions Vote
In a sharp about turn, AIPAC, the America Israel Public Affairs Committee, has now backed the White House in its call to delay a Senate...
Dovish Jewish Organizations, Others Team Up to Fight Iran Sanctions
JTA - A loose coalition of advocacy groups and policy experts, including a pair of dovish Jewish organizations, has been coordinating messaging in support of...
U.S. Intel Chief Says Iran Can Build, Deliver Nukes
JNS.org - Iran's ability to create missiles with nuclear warheads is currently more dependent on the "political will" of the country's leadership than on closing technological...
Obama’s State of the Union Touches on Israel and Iran Despite Heavy Domestic Focus
JNS.org - In a State of the Union address that centered on employment and the economy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday spent little time...
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...
Obama Sees Weaker U.S. as Key to World Peace
On the eve of his annual State of the Union address, Barack Obama's five years as president have brought innumerable national security failures. However, beyond...
In State of the Union, Obama Says He Would Veto New Iran Sanctions Bill
JNS.org - In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama said he would veto a new Iran sanctions bill...
Kerry: Iran Military Option Still on Table
Times of Israel - The US military is prepared to act against Iran if Tehran tries to continue the enrichment of uranium or break out toward...
White House Says Iran Has Taken ‘Important Step Forward’ on Nuclear Program
AP - As Iran started to shut down its most sensitive nuclear work on Monday, the White House praised the "concrete actions" that represent "an...
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...
Ya’alon Controversy Betrays Policy Differences Between U.S. and Israel
JNS.org - Leaked comments Israeli Defense Minister Moshe [Bogie] Ya'alon made about U.S. Secretary State of State John Kerry's approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations...
