Reuters | West hopes for Iran concessions in nuclear talks Reuters U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had been due to meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, later on Sunday to try to break the logjam ahead of a crucial round of talks between Iran and six major powers. US, Iran press for nuke pact; lesser announcement on table? Kerry: Iran letter 'calculated' to interfere with talks Kerry: Senate Republicans' letter to Iran 'unprecedented' and 'unthought-out' |
USA TODAY | McCain standing by decision to sign Iran letter USA TODAY PHOENIX — Despite ferocious political blowback, U.S. Sen. John McCain is defending his decision to join 46 of his fellow Republican senators in writing a letter to Iran's leaders regarding their ongoing nuclear talks with President Obama's administration. Iran Negotiators Face Late Obstacles to a Deal 'Profoundly Negative Impact': White House Warns Senate on Iran Legislation Tom Cotton: 'No Regrets At All' Over Letter To Iran |
Wall Street Journal | Obama's Iran Jam Wall Street Journal One unfortunate side effect of last week's letter from 47 GOP Senators to Iran is that it has helped the White House and its media friends obscure the far more important story—the degree to which President Obama is trying to prevent Congress from ... Cotton says 'no regrets' about letter warning Iran about nuclear deal Republican Sen. Roy Blunt Stands by Iran Letter Iran nuclear talks: White House urges Congress to stand down |
Alarm over Iran's rising influence Aljazeera.com Not many countries have come out of the Middle East's recent upheaval unscathed. And even fewer have seen their fortunes rise. But one country - Iran - has seen its influence and power grow, while its neighbours battle to keep their states from ... |
BBC News | Iran ex-leader Rafsanjani's son 'jailed for 15 years' BBC News The son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been imprisoned by a court in Tehran. State media said Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani had been convicted of security offences and financial crimes. He was accused of inciting unrest after Iran ... Son of Iran's former president gets 15 years in jail Son of ex-Iran president Rafsanjani gets 15 years jail Iranian Court Sentences Son of Former President to 15 Years in Prison |
New York Post | Ridiculous rage over Iran letter New York Post Cotton wrote an open letter to the leaders of Iran pointing out true and obvious things about our constitutional system, and the world came crashing down on his head. Disgracing the Senate, per a hyperventilating Vice President Joe Biden, was the least ... European officials criticize Republican letter to Iran Senator Corker Pushes Obama for Congressional Vote on Iran Deal How The Iran Letter Is Playing In The 2016 Campaign |
Mullen: Iran 'More Difficult Challenge' than ISIS NBCNews.com A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who served in both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations said Sunday that Iran poses "a much more difficult challenge" than the threat posed by the terrorist group ISIS. Iran is an ... |
TIME | Bush: Iran letter signed in 'frustration' CNN One comparison Bush drew, however, was between the open letter the 47 Republican senators drafted to Iran's leaders and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria under his brother's presidency. Both moves undercut the administration's foreign ... Jeb Bush Declines to Endorse Senate Republican Iran Letter |
Nuclear Talks Resume With Iran NPR Domestic politics in the U.S., Iran and Israel seem to have muddied the waters in the Iranian nuclear negotiations. Even so, there's a growing anticipation that the U.S. and Iran are close to reaching an agreement to restrict Iran's nuclear program ... |
RT | Netanyahu tried to cancel Mossad briefing for US senators on Iran sanctions ... RT Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unsuccessfully tried to block a Mossad briefing for US senators, which was aimed at warning the lawmakers that the new Iran sanctions bill could cause a collapse of nuclear talks, Time magazine revealed. A deal bigger than Iran War is the only way to stop Iran Diplomats Take Aim at a Tentative Iran Deal |