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Opinion True Test of the Iran Deal Starts Now
Now that President Obama has secured more than enough votes to prevent Congress from overturning the Iran nuclear deal, it’s time to question whether continued opposition makes any sense at all. We’ll go further. Since a summer recess filled with intensive, expensive lobbying and frightening attack advertisements failed to make a dent in the support…
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Breaking News Republican Squabble May Derail Iran Deal Vote Altogether
A rebellion by conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday delayed the first congressional vote on the nuclear agreement with Iran and raised the possibility that lawmakers might never vote on a resolution disapproving of the pact. The House was supposed to vote on a procedural motion to begin debate on Wednesday, but…
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Breaking News Steny Hoyer, Top Democratic Lawmaker, Backs Iran Deal
Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Tuesday announced that he will support the Iran nuclear deal being considered by Congress this month. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who supports President Barack Obama’s efforts to win congressional approval of the Iran deal, has predicted that Republican attempts to cripple the…
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Breaking News Hillary Clinton To Vow Tough Enforcement of Iran Deal
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will promise on Wednesday to strictly enforce the nuclear deal with Iran and curb the Islamic Republic’s regional ambitions if she wins the November 2016 election. In a speech to a Washington think tank, the former secretary of state will reiterate her support for the accord but caution that the…
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Breaking News Iran Leader Says Israel Won’t Exist in 25 Years
Iran’s Supreme Leader has said Tehran will not negotiate with the United States on any issue after the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July — and expects that Israel will be destroyed soon, according to his official website on Wednesday. The comments appeared to contradict more moderate president Hassan Rouhani, who said on…
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Breaking News 42 Senators Now Back Iran Deal in Victory for White House
President Barack Obama secured 42 votes in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the international nuclear deal with Iran, enough to block a measure of disapproval in the 100-seat chamber. Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal, Gary Peters and Ron Wyden all said they would support the agreement. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington also announced her support…
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Breaking News More Twists Possible as Iran Deal Goes to Congress
Lawmakers will begin a high-stakes debate on a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal when they return from a summer recess on Tuesday, ready to resolve an issue that stirred a passionate partisan division in Washington. Although there is strong support for the resolution in the Republican-controlled Congress, President Barack Obama has said he will…
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Opinion What American Jewish Fear Looks Like Through Israeli Eyes
In recent weeks I’ve had many conversations with friends from the United States, some while they were visiting in Israel, others through correspondence and phone calls. In all these talks the issue of Iran came up. “What do you think?” they asked me, the Israeli. “Are you afraid?” Like many other confused lay people, I…
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