Rouhani: Parliamentary Approval of Nuke Deal Would Put “Unnecessary Legal Restriction” on Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his parliament not to approve the nuclear deal signed by the P5+1 nations and Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), because legislative approval More...
Sixth Democrat on House Foreign Affairs Committee Announces Opposition to Iran Nuclear Deal
A sixth Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D – Pa.) from the Philadelphia area, announced his opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in an More...
Terror Victims Sue U.S Over Iranian Sanction Relief
On Wednesday, August 5, 23 plaintiffs, victims and family members of victims of Iranian terrorism holding $1.5 billion of unsatisfied judgments against Iran sued the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, More...
Jeremy Ben-Ami: Our playbook to win the Iran fight
BLOG About one-third of the way through its 60-day review of the Iran deal, Congress is headed out of town this week, with 23 new Democratic Members of Congress announcing support for the deal, and seven, More...
Iran Granted Jewish Daily Forward Unusual Reporting Visa, NY Times Reports
Iran issued an unusual visa to a reporter of the American Jewish Daily Forward last month, the New York Times reported Thursday. The Iranian foreign ministry said the visa was for 30 days, while the More...
J Street Prepares Talking Points To Support Obama’s Doubtful Deal With Iran
In their announcement from Tuesday J Street launched a new video and website—IranDealFacts.org—taking on the top eight arguments made by the deal’s opponents and “rebutting them one by one.” For More...
John Kerry, US secretary of state, in hospital after bicycle crash in Switzerland
The US Secretary of State John Kerry, 71, had a biking accident in the nearby French Alps. He did not lose consciousness, said his spokesman John Kirby. The injury is near the site of a previous hip More...
Iran asks cartoonists to mock the Islamic State
Iranian news agency IRNA reported on a new exhibition organized by the regime in which cartoonists from around the world were asked to to focus on the “crimes committed by ISIS.” They should mock More...
Senate Passes Bill Giving Congress Review of Iran Nuclear Deal
On Thursday, U.S. Senate passed a bill with overwhelming majority, giving sweeping powers to the Congress in the pending nuclear deal with Iran. The Senate approved the bill 98-to-1, granting Congress More...