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Opinion With Friends Like These (on Iran), Who Needs Enemies?
On March 3, addressing a joint meeting of Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran to be scrapped and replaced with “a much better deal.” Many things have been said for and against the prime minister’s plea, some convincing, some less so. But the most decisive reply came…
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Fast Forward Iran Says It ‘Saved Jews’ 3 Times in History
In an extensive interview, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel of supporting terrorism, said Iran does not want to produce a nuclear weapon and praised his country for protecting Jews. Speaking to NBC News’ Ann Curry Wednesday, Zarif said the current Israeli regime “should be annihilated” but insisted that Iran harbors no ill…
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Fast Forward Republicans Cave on Fast Track of Bill To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday postponed plans to debate and vote next week on a bill that would require President Barack Obama to submit any nuclear agreement with Iran for Congress’ approval. Many Democrats – including co-sponsors of the bill – had objected to McConnell’s plan to push forward with the…
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Fast Forward Alberto Nisman’s Family Say Forensics Tests Prove He Was Murdered
Forensic tests on the body of an Argentine state prosecutor who died days after accusing President Cristina Fernandez of plotting to cover up Iran’s alleged role in a 1994 bombing indicate that he was murdered, his ex-wife said on Thursday. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Alberto Nisman’s death in January unleashed a storm of conspiracy theories….
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Fast Forward Argentina President Calls Terror Bombings ‘Collateral Damage’
Argentina’s president called the deadly attack on the AMIA Jewish community center in 1994 and the attack on the Israeli Embassy in 1992 “collateral damages in a war in which we had never been part, nor want to be.” The comments by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, published in an article on her website, were…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Assures Arab Allies No ‘Grand Bargain’ With Iran
(Reuters) — Secretary of State John Kerry reassured Gulf Arab states on Thursday that Washington was not seeking a “grand bargain” with Iran, in reference to wider political and security cooperation, and said a nuclear deal with Tehran would be in Gulf interests. The United State’s Gulf allies, particularly the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi…
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Opinion Netanyahu’s Speech Makes an Amazing Techno Dance Song
You haven’t seen Bibi’s speech until you’ve seen it like this. Noy Alooshe, the Israeli remix king best known for his 2011 “Zenga Zenga” spoof, has outdone himself with a remix of his prime minister’s speech to Congress. In the video, Bibi bosses around the audience members like they’re little kids, issuing alternating commands of…
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Fast Forward Iran Says ‘Very Close’ to Reaching Nuclear Deal
Iran’s foreign minister said in a U.S. television interview on Wednesday he believed “we are very close” to a nuclear arms deal with Western powers, but cautioned there were details that needed to be worked out. “We are prepared to work round the clock in order to reach an agreement,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told NBC…
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