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Fast Forward John Kerry Tells Congress To Ignore What Israel Says on Iran Nukes
Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly told U.S. senators to disregard Israeli reports of Iran’s progress in developing a nuclear weapon. Also, his spokeswoman dismissed an Israeli Cabinet minister’s account of a proposed deal with Iran as “inaccurate, exaggerated, and not based in reality.” Kerry’s tense meeting Wednesday with senators and Jen Psaki’s unusually blunt…
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Fast Forward Israel Prods France to Stick to Guns on Iran Nuclear Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed France on Friday not to weaken in its stance toward Iran in upcoming talks on the Islamic state’s nuclear programme, days before President Francois Hollande is due to visit Israel. Iran has accused France of blocking agreement last week at talks between Tehran and six world powers in Geneva….
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Urges Respect for U.S. Amid Feud With Iran on Nuclear Talks
President Shimon Peres urged Israelis on Friday to show respect for the United States, seeking to soothe relations with the country’s most powerful ally that have been strained over Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a proposal, endorsed by Washington, to reduce sanctions if Iran suspends parts of its nuclear programme. Several ministers have…
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Israel News For White House, Bitter Split With Israel Undoes Years of Careful Progress
In just a few days, the Obama administration’s years-long effort to mend fences with Israel and build a working relationship with its prime minister seems to have crumbled, as Jerusalem and Washington seem caught up in a brutal and deepening exchange of mutual accusations. The disagreements erupted with the looming arrival of decision points for…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Insists No Dispute With Israel on Nuclear Deal With Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he understands Israel’s “deep concerns” over Iran’s nuclear program and that the two allies share the same goal in curbing the perceived threat, although they differ in tactics. Kerry told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program that he had just spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Warns Iran Sanctions Could ‘Break Apart’ Nuclear Talks
If the U.S. Congress imposes new sanctions against Iran, it could scuttle ongoing international negotiations aimed at curbing Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons work, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. “The risk is that if Congress were to unilaterally move to raise sanctions it could break faith in those negotiations and actually stop…
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Fast Forward Argentina Prosecutor Sues To Kill Deal With Iran on 1994 Jewish Center Bombing Probe
An Argentine prosecutor has asked a judge to declare as unconstitutional an agreement between Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that local courts blamed on Tehran. Alberto Nisman, who oversaw an investigation of the AMIA center explosion that killed 85 people, presented the appeal…
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Fast Forward Iran Could Gain $40B in Sanctions Relief From Nuclear Deal, Israel Says
A sanctions relief package offered to Iran as part of nuclear negotiations could be worth up to $40 billion to Tehran, or 40 percent of the impact of the sanctions, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday. Israel is strongly opposed to a package of sanctions relief, which the United States says will be limited…
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