Politico | Iran bill a mess after Cotton, Rubio try to force votes Politico used a parliamentary procedure to try to compel votes on amendments that would make Iran relinquish its nuclear facilities before getting economic sanctions relief and require that Iran recognize Israel's statehood as a condition of any nuclear deal. Conservative senators sandbag McConnell, jeopardizing Iran bill Iran accuses seized foreign ship of 'peculiar' activity Senate amends Iran nuclear agreement oversight bill with passage in mind |
CNN | Rubio: A bad Iran deal 'almost guarantees war' CNN Washington (CNN) Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday warned that a bad deal with Iran on its nuclear program "almost guarantees war," and defended his controversial amendment to the Senate's bill requiring congressional approval for the final deal. Eli Lake: Rubio's shrewd poison pill for the Iran deal Rubio: Bad Iran Nuke Deal 'Almost Guarantees War' Rubio: 'Iran is going to exploit any loophole' |
New York Times | Strait of Hormuz Once Again at Center of US-Iran Strife New York Times The Strait of Hormuz, the slender waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world and is a critical conduit in the global oil supply chain, has again become a flash point for Iran and the United States — just as they are trying to ... State Dept. won't say whether US asking Iran to free seized cargo ship Navy escorts US cargo ships near Iran Navy to safeguard cargo ships from Iran |
New York Times | White House Looks to Ease Arab Fears Over Iran Nuclear Pact New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is scrambling for reassurances it can present this month at a Camp David summit meeting to persuade Arab allies that the United States has their backs, despite a pending nuclear deal with Iran. Officials at the ... Gulf states to push for a US plan for containing Iran Iran and Saudi Arabia are on a collision course Iran's Gulf rivals seek US pledge on security |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Biden pushes back on Khamenei's terms for Iran nuclear deal Jerusalem Post Israel News WASHINGTON -- US Vice President Joe Biden pushed back against Iran's demands for a final deal over its nuclear program on Thursday, demanding access to its military sites, sanctions relief phased over time and a "clear" snapback mechanism at the ... Israel's Iranian Jews worry about nuclear deal Britain told UN monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement: panel Biden: Critics of Iran nuclear deal 'don't get it' |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Rubio, Cotton throw Iran bill passage into question CNN Washington (CNN) A procedural sneak attack by a pair of Republican senators has thrown a monkey wrench into the debate over the Iran bill as the two critics of a nuclear deal with Iran insist they get votes on their amendments to toughen the legislation. AIPAC opposes amendments to Iran bill it would 'ordinarily support' Clever new Rubio amendment to Corker's Iran bill: The final deal must match ... Marco Rubio Defends His 'Poison Pill' Iran Amendment |
Business Insider | Peaceful or belligerent? The Economist TO HEAR Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tell it, the nuclear deal with the world's powers that he is trying to conclude next month is just the start of a wider process of regional co-operation to soothe the turbulence of the Middle East ... Iran changes its tune on peace talks Iran's proxy war in Yemen just got exposed Yemen crisis: Terrified citizens caught between Saudi Arabia and Iran as air ... |
The Guardian | Iranian foreign minister angers supporters with human rights claim The Guardian In March, the UN special rapporteur of human rights, Ahmed Shaheed, said the situation in Iran was worsening under Rouhani, warning that Iranian authorities “continue to harass, arrest, prosecute and imprison many members of society who express ... |
Assad Is Losing and Iran as Well -- It Can Be Dangerous Huffington Post In the eyes of Syria and Iran, the enemies of Assad are all "terrorists," which means the vast majority of the Syrian people, which opposes the Alawite-dominated regime. Be it as it may, the visit was not about "terrorists," rather it was about the ... |
Iran's claim that Israel has 400 nuclear weapons Washington Post (blog) Zarif quickly noted that Israel (unlike Iran) is not a member of the NPT, but added: “Those who provided them with the technology were members of the NPT and violated the NPT to provide them with the technology, and we know who they were. And now they ... |