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Fast Forward Iran Insists Congress Won’t Derail Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Wednesday it would only accept a deal over its contested nuclear program if world powers simultaneously lifted all sanctions imposed on it. The comments by President Hassan Rouhani came the day after U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to give Congress a say in any future accord – including the right to…
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Fast Forward Israel Happy With Congress Push To Get Vote on Iran Nuclear Deal
Israel is pleased at a compromise deal on Iran achieved between the United States Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Wednesday. In what was seen as a setback for Obama, the U.S. president agreed on Tuesday that Congress should have the power to review a nuclear…
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Fast Forward Wendy Sherman Tells Israel To Expect Iran Deal
Iran and the world powers will reach a comprehensive final agreement on curbing Iran’s nuclear program by the June 30 deadline, the top U.S. negotiator in the talks told Israeli journalists. A diplomatic negotiated solution is the best option to slow Iran’s nuclear program, Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a briefing Monday with…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Museum Slams Iran Cartoon Contest
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum slammed a Tehran-based contest that invites contributors to create cartoons questioning the historical truth of the Holocaust. The Second Holocaust International Cartoon and Caricature Contest, which is under the supervision of Iran’s supreme leader, “continues a dangerous pattern of government-sponsored or sanctioned demonization of Jews,” the Washington museum said in…
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News President Obama Agrees to Accept Senate Compromise Deal on Iran
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could accept a revised bipartisan bill on Iran’s nuclear agreement after leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached agreement on revisions that would allow Congress to vote on it. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 19-0 on Tuesday to approve an amended version…
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Fast Forward Is Congress Poised To Pass Bill Blocking President Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal?
(Reuters) — Senators scrambled to shore up bipartisan support for a controversial Iran nuclear bill before a committee meeting on Tuesday that could determine whether the legislation will survive President Barack Obama’s promised veto. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to debate and vote on Tuesday afternoon on the measure put forward by Senator…
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News President Obama Holds ‘Emotional’ Meetings With Jewish Leaders on Iran
President Barack Obama held a “very heartfelt” meetiing with Jewish leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and their concerns about Israel’s security. The extraordinary meeting ran for an hour — far longer than expected — and Obama impressed the leaders with his sincerity and dedication to Israel and…
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Opinion The Sham Logic Behind Iran’s Holocaust Cartoon Contest
Carlos Latuff – Second place winner at the 2006 International Holocaust Cartoon Contest Let’s face it: When Iran announced it would be holding its second International Holocaust Cartoon Contest in May, it was nothing but cheap provocation. That’s it. You don’t have to be a cartoonist — as I am — to take issue with this…
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