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Fast Forward Many States Will Keep Iran Sanctions Despite Deal
(Reuters) — As the United States and Iran come closer to a historic nuclear deal, many U.S. states are likely to stick with their own sanctions on Iran that could complicate any warming of relations between the long-time foes. In a little known aspect of Iran’s international isolation, around two dozen states have enacted measures…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Stands By Account of Iran Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry defended on Sunday his presentation of a framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program after a different interpretation was offered by Iran’s supreme leader, and a prominent U.S. senator said Kerry was “delusional.” “I will stand by every fact that I have said,” Kerry told ABC’s “This Week.” Iran’s Supreme Leader…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Offers Alternatives to Iran Deal After Obama Criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the international community to negotiate a better deal with Iran on its nuclear program and offered alternatives. Netanyahu’s statement on Sunday came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters that Netanyahu has not provided any alternatives to the framework agreement signed earlier this month. “The prime…
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Fast Forward Kerry Meets Jewish Leaders To Discuss Iran Deal
Top Obama administration officials met for two hours with U.S. Jewish community leaders to discuss the emerging Iran nuclear deal. Represented at the April 8 meeting were Secretary of State John Kerry and his undersecretary, Wendy Sherman, who is leading the U.S. side in the nuclear talks. On the Jewish organizational side, representatives of the…
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Fast Forward President Obama Optimistic on Iran Deal Despite Supreme Leader Remarks
President Barack Obama expressed optimism on Saturday that major world powers and Iran could finalize a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program despite strong words this week from the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Obama downplayed Khamenei’s demands that a final deal result in an end to all sanctions on Iran, telling reporters at…
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Opinion Iran Rumblings Show Need for Tough Nuclear Diplomacy
Those of us who believe that the framework agreement between Iran and the United States and five other nations represents, on balance, serious progress in preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East were thrown off-balance by the recent remarks of Iran’s supreme leader. Whether Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s bellicose assertions were tactical moves aimed…
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Opinion The Promise of Nuclear Deal With Iran — for Israel
The senior politicians of the State of Israel really need to calm down and stop behaving as if the world is about to end. It is not. The new draft framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 needs improvement and clarifications. It is not perfect. It’s understandable for our politicians to be concerned about parts…
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Fast Forward Liberal Groups Turn Up Heat on Congress To Back President Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal
(Reuters) — Progressive groups rallied on Thursday to persuade Democratic senators not to support a bill giving Congress a vote on a nuclear deal with Iran, echoing the White House’s insistence that the measure could blow up delicate negotiations. Five groups – CREDO, Daily Kos, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org Political Action and USAction – sent…
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