Posts Tagged: US Iran
Former Obama Advisor: Rouhani’s Nuclear Offer No Different Than Ahmadinejad’s
Iran continues to woo the West in talks over concessions vis-a-vis the country's nuclear program. But Gary Samore, President of United Against a Nuclear Iran—which...
Israel, Peace Process Discussed During Meeting Between Lapid and Biden
JTA - Yair Lapid, the Israeli finance minister, met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials. Lapid, who was in Washington to...
Iranians Call for America’s Downfall, Despite Rouhani’s Outreach to West
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's ameliorative tone with the West hasn't trickled down to the country's citizens quite yet, the Associated Press reported Friday. According to the...
Obama Ready to Test if Iranian President Rouhani is Open to Dialogue
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United...
U.S. and Iran Close to Agreeing to Direct Talks
L.A. Times - Signaling a possible thaw in long-frozen relations, the Obama administration and the new leadership in Iran are communicating about Syria...
Iran’s President: We Won’t Budge ‘One Iota’ on Nuclear Rights
Ynet - Iran will not give up "one iota" of its nuclear rights, Iranian President Hassan Rohani said in a speech to clerics, Mehr news...
Official: Israel Will Not Rely on US to Stop Iran Nuclear Weapons Program (AUDIO)
Israel is capable of carrying out a unilateral strike against Iran's nuclear facilities without the aid of the United States, a senior Israeli official told...
Liberal Democrats Urge US Congress to Hold Off on Tougher Iran Sanctions
A group of liberal Democrat politicians in the US are speaking out against a tough new Iran sanctions bill set to be put to a...
Report: Iran Requests Direct Talks With U.S. Over Nuclear Program
Iran wants to start direct talks with the U.S. over its nuclear program, The New York Times reported Friday. Western officials told the newspaper on...
Iran’s President-Elect Calls Israel a ‘Miserable Country,’ Rejects Call for Nuclear Halt
Much like his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's President-elect Hasan Rouhani claims he does not fear a strike on his country's nuclear installations, and he's churning...
Iranian Elections
A number of observers, including The New York Times, have exulted that the recent presidential elections produced a "moderate" winner, Hassan Rouhani. They...
Will Hassan Rohani, Not the First ‘Moderate’ Iranian President, Bring More of the Same for Nuclear Program?
JNS.org - The win of the so-called "moderate" Hassan Rohani in Iran's presidential election has renewed hope in the West that the nuclear standoff with the...
US Senators Resolute on Iran Sanctions Despite Election Victory of ‘Moderate’ Candidate
Jerusalem Post - WASHINGTON - US senators are pushing forward with a new sanctions package against Iran despite the victory of moderate Hassan Rohani...
White House Respects Iran Election, Congratulates Iranian People
The Weekly Standard - In a statement, press secretary Jay Carney says the U.S. respects the Iranian election and congratulates the Iranian people. "We have seen...
