McConnell to Obama: Stop demonizing Iran deal opponents
President Barack Obama is treating his drive to win congressional approval for his nuclear deal with Iran like a political campaign, making attacks on opponents that need to stop, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
Iran nuclear deal turns up lobbying heat on Congress
The Iran nuclear deal has supercharged congressional lobbying, with President Barack Obama securing the support of a prominent Jewish Democrat and pro-Israel groups pressuring lawmakers in an all-out, big-money drive.
GOP sees Iran nuclear deal as chance to gain Jewish voters
Republicans are trying to seize on President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and strained ties with Israel’s leader to cultivate Jewish voters, reasoning that a small shift in the margins could help them in battleground states like Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Has he got a deal for you: Obama eagerly pitching Iran deal
Part pitchman, part physics teacher, President Barack Obama is taking on the job of selling the Iran-nuclear deal with the gusto of a salesman who won’t take no for an answer.
Lower oil prices may trickle out of Iran deal
Oil prices that slumped steeply earlier this year may decline again once a historic deal between the West and Iran allows that country to start pouring more crude into a market already brimming with supply.
GOP candidates slam Iran deal, but will it play in 2016?
The Iran nuclear deal was only a few hours old when Republican White House hopefuls began vowing to overturn it.
After deal, Israel still vows to block an Iran nuclear bomb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called today’s nuclear deal with Iran a mistake of “historic proportions” and vowed to keep up efforts to block the Islamic Republic from obtaining an atomic bomb.
18-day negotiation yields landmark Iran nuclear accord
After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions — an agreement designed to avert the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and another U.S. military intervention in the Muslim world.
Iran Legislation is win-win for GOP, Obama
Republicans in control of Congress want a say on negotiations to ease sanctions against Iran in exchange for concessions on nuclear research and development, and a bipartisan accomplishment signed into law to showcase an ability to govern sensibly.
White House agrees to give Congress a say on Iran deal
Bowing to pressure from Republicans and his own party, President Barack Obama on Tuesday relented to a compromise empowering Congress to reject his emerging nuclear pact with Iran.
Obama’s quest for Iran deal set to collide with Capitol Hill
After securing a surprisingly broad and detailed framework agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama must now subject his signature foreign policy pursuit to the gauntlet of partisan American politics.
Rubio willing to defy European allies on possible Iran deal
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says that if elected president, he would “absolutely” defy stalwart European allies if necessary in order to revoke an Iranian nuclear deal he might inherit from President Barack Obama.
US, Iran negotiators race to fill out contours of nuclear agreement
American and Iranian negotiators raced to fill out a framework for rolling back Iran’s nuclear program and punitive U.S. economic sanctions, hoping for enough progress to call in other world powers for the finishing touches on an agreement next week.
Patrick Buchanan: Does Iran really want a bomb?
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US, Europe show solidarity on Iran nuclear negotiations
U.S. and European diplomats said Saturday they are united in their strategy and goal in trying to achieve a nuclear deal with Iran.
US: Ready to walk away from Iran nuclear talks
With only weeks left to the deadline to reach a first-stage nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that “significant gaps” remained.
United States not fully prepared for nuclear terrorist attack
The federal government isn’t fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or large-scale natural catastrophe.
Disciplinary acts against nuke officers topped 16
The Air Force has fired or disciplined at least 16 nuclear missile commanders or senior officers for misconduct and other failings.
Putin promises new weapons to fend Western threats
Russia will counter military moves by the U.S. and NATO with an array of new nuclear and conventional weapons, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday as the military successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine.
AP: Botched nuclear silo drill revealed
An Air Force security team’s botched response to a simulated assault on a nuclear missile silo has prompted a blistering review followed by expanded training to deal with the nightmare scenario of a real attack.