Wall Street Journal | Release the Secret Iran Deals Wall Street Journal For those of us who are elected officials, few votes will be more consequential than whether to approve or disapprove the nuclear agreement President Obama has reached with Iran. Yet the president expects Congress to cast this vote without the ... NERDSCREEN: The Question of the Iran Deal Will the administration's congressional testimony on Iran tilt the balance? Obama's long, hot Iranian summer |
Politico | Growing signs Schumer will oppose Iran deal Politico Schumer is one of about 15 Democratic senators who will decide the fate of President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal in Congress. The president can afford to lose no more than a dozen Democrats on the Senate floor, and as the next Democratic leader, ... Why Schumer will side with Obama on Iran deal |
Huffington Post | Democrats See 'Firewall' Holding To Preserve Iran Deal Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. backers of the Iran nuclear deal are increasingly confident of enough Democratic support to ensure it survives review by Congress, despite fierce opposition by majority Republicans and a massive lobbying drive. US Democrats see 'fire wall' holding to preserve Iran deal Dems hear echoes of Iraq in Iran debate |
Bloomberg | Iran's Oil Minister Says Output to Rise One Week After Sanctions Bloomberg Iran can boost oil production in one week after international sanctions are lifted, and OPEC's refusal to accommodate Iran in export markets would result in lower crude prices, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said. Production can increase by 500,000 ... Iran expects oil output to rise by 1 million barrels per day |
The Guardian | Iran uses fabricated WikiLeaks cable to smear UN rights rapporteur The Guardian In a concerted effort aimed at discrediting Ahmed Shaheed in the eyes of the general public, Iranian state-run agencies and semi-official websites simultaneously carried articles claiming that the Saudi embassy in Kuwait had paid the UN envoy $1m to ... |
WRAL.com | Kerry in Qatar to ease Arab concerns about Iran nuke deal WRAL.com Kerry arrived in the Qatari capital on Sunday after visiting Egypt, where he also spoke in favor of the agreement reached with Iran last month in Vienna. The Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab states fear Shiite Iran's increasing assertiveness in the region. In ... Kerry Seeks To Reassure Gulf Allies Over Iran Nuclear Deal Kerry to Address GCC Concerns About Iran Deal Kerry assures allies Iran deal will make region safer |
Wall Street Journal | Terror Victims Eye Thawing With Iran Wall Street Journal Over the past two decades, terrorism victims have filed about 100 lawsuits against Iran in U.S. courts, accusing the government of sponsoring attacks around the world, including the Sept. 11, 2001, attack. Federal judges have awarded victims a total of ... |
The Guardian | Why Iran won't give up Syria Washington Post With the Iran nuclear deal in hand, President Obama appears ready to focus more of his attention on stemming the wars, mass atrocities and humanitarian catastrophes that have spread across the Middle East during his presidency. He has articulated ... After Iran nuclear deal, it's everyone else's turn Rouhani boasts of diplomatic 'third way', claims Iran's defensive ability intact Israel must accept a US-Iran entente in the Middle East or risk total isolation |
New York Times | A Burger Joint That's Iran's Answer to McDonald's New York Times It smelled of juicy burgers, flipped by a cheerful Iranian teenager named Jahan. His kitchen was crowned with a flashing logo that looked remarkably similar to the golden arches of McDonald's, perhaps the best-known symbol of American fast-food ... |
TIME | The Temperature in This Iranian City Just Hit 164 Degrees TIME A heat wave passing over the Middle East sent temperatures skyrocketing to extreme levels in Iran over the weekend — so high that one city almost broke a world record. The heat index in Bandar Mahshahr, a city of over 100,000 atop the Persian Gulf, ... Temperatures in Iran hit 165 degrees due to 'heat dome' hovering over Middle East Iran buckles as temps soar to 70C Iranian city hits record-breaking temps, feels like 70 C |