CNN | Senate nears Iran deal rebuke to Obama CNN The measure provides a skeptical Congress with the opportunity to review the deal and prevents the president from waiving congressional sanctions on Iran during the review period. The White House has engaged in an extensive lobbying campaign on the ... Iran's Supreme Leader Says Sanctions Must Lift When Nuclear Deal Is Signed Deal or no deal? Iran leaders blast US claims on nuke deal, make heavy demands Iran's supreme leader voices pessimism on nuclear deal |
New York Times | Tensions Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Deepen Over Conflict in Yemen New York Times CAIRO — Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia deepened on Thursday as Iranian leaders lashed out with rare vehemence against the continuing Saudi air campaign in Yemen, even hurling personal insults at the young Saudi prince who is leading the ... Iran's Supreme Leader Lashes Out at Saudi Arabia's Intervention in Yemen Iran's leader says Saudi air strikes causing genocide Kerry says US won't 'stand by' in Middle East as Iran steps up Yemen involvement |
Reuters | Iran's Khamenei demands all sanctions end when nuclear deal signed Reuters (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear program is concluded. Khamenei, the Islamic ... Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Noncommittal on Nuclear Deal Iran nuclear: No guarantee of final deal, Khamenei says Iran: No signing final nuclear deal unless economic sanctions are lifted on ... |
Politico | White House, Democrats seek to water down Iran bill Politico One proposed alteration would remove a requirement that the Obama administration certify that Iran isn't directly involved in sponsoring terrorism attacks against the United States. Another would shorten — or potentially eliminate — a provision in ... |
The Hill | Left rallies to protect Obama on Iranian nuclear deal The Hill Liberal Democrats have mounted a furious offensive to convince Senate Democrats to oppose legislation the White House warns could kill a nuclear deal with Iran. In moves that appeared coordinated, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ... Poll Finds Most Americans Don't Trust Iran on Nuclear Deal White House swipes at Netanyahu with tweet of Iran bomb diagram On the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican view really is different |
Washington Times | Iran creating 'suicide' drones that threaten Israel, U.S. Navy: Pentagon Washington Times The implication is clear: The hard-line Shiite-dominated regime has long threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world's oil is transported daily. The live-fire test/exercise shows that kamikaze drones are in the ... 'Iran helping Hamas, Hezbollah build fleet of suicide drones' |
MSNBC | Tom Cotton's four-day war against Iran Washington Post (blog) An attack on Iran “would be something more along the lines of what President Clinton did in December 1998 during Operation Desert Fox. Several days [of] air and naval bombing against Iraq's weapons of mass destruction facilities for exactly the same ... Cotton sees bombing Iran as no big deal Sen. Tom Cotton: Military strikes on Iran would work Tom Cotton: Military Action Against Iran Would Take Only 'Several Days' |
Wall Street Journal | China to Build Pipeline From Iran to Pakistan Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—China will build a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran to Pakistan to help address Pakistan's acute energy shortage, under a deal to be signed during the Chinese president's visit to Islamabad this month, Pakistani officials said. The ... China is adding a Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline to its revival of the old Silk Road India stranded as region readies for Iran's surge |
Reuters | OPEC's no-cut strategy is not working, Iran says Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - OPEC's strategy of holding output steady is not working and the group's members should discuss production levels before its next meeting in June, Iran's oil minister said, a sign of the pain lower prices are causing OPEC's less ... |
The Atlantic | The Iran Deal: Now You See It, Now You Don't The Atlantic On his apparent Twitter account, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has condemned the U.S. summary of the framework as “contrary to what was agreed,” adding, “They always deceive & breach promises.” Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, ... |