Posts Tagged: White House Iran
Ben Rhodes’ Echo Chamber on Iran Had Many Supporters
In an interview he now probably regrets giving, Ben Rhodes, a top national security adviser to President Obama, admitted to manipulating journalists and online commentators in...
Captive Jewish Ex-FBI Agent Levinson May No Longer Be in Iran, White House Says
JNS.org - The White House said on Tuesday that Robert Levinson, a Jewish former FBI agent who went missing on Iran’s Kish Island in 2007, may...
US Lawmakers Demand New Iran Sanctions After Islamic Republic Arrests American Citizen
US lawmakers, angered by the recent arrest of an Iranian-American, demanded Friday that the White House take a tougher line against Tehran and impose fresh sanctions on...
White House’s @TheIranDeal Handle Gets Twitter Backlash
JNS.org - The White House is getting backlash over its opening of a new Twitter account dedicated to the recently reached nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Using the...
Watchdog Group Says Obama ‘Appears to be Conceding’ to Khamenei Demand for Immediate Lifting of Sanctions (VIDEO)
A Washington DC-based advocacy group said that President Obama's comments on Friday regarding Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's insistence on the immediate lifting of sanctions in...
Liberal Jews Push Obama to Drop Support for Israel at UN During White House Parley
Members of a group of Jewish supporters of the Democratic Party who met with President Barack Obama this week urged him to remove the long-standing...
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...
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...
Senate Support for New Iran Sanctions Bill Doubles
JNS.org - Support among U.S. Senators for a new Iran sanctions bill has doubled since it was first proposed in December, rising to support by...
White House Willing to Allow Iran ‘Limited Enrichment Program’
JNS.org - The U.S. "will explore" the possibility of allowing uranium enrichment for domestic purposes in a permanent agreement on the Iran nuclear program, the Washington Free...
White House, J Street Pressure Jewish Groups on Iran
JNS.org - The U.S. government is asking pro-Israel activists to reduce their public support for more sanctions on Iran just prior to another round...
White House Calls Rushed Meeting With Jewish Leaders to Discuss Iran Sanctions
The White House has called a rushed meeting with a select group of Jewish leaders, to take place Tuesday, to discuss its approach towards sanctions...
White House Sees Inauguration of Rouhani as Chance to Engage With Iran
JNS.org - The White House said Sunday's inauguration of new Iranian President Hassan Rohani, who last week called Israel "a wound for years on...
Report: US, Iran Agreed to Hold Nuclear Talks, White House Denies
The U.S. and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing Obama administration...
