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Already facing nearly guaranteed unanimous opposition from the GOP in both the House and the Senate, and an ever eroding base of support from his own party, the defection of Schumer, arguably the most high profile and high ranking member of the Democrats in the Senate, will now...

But he said it would be harder to push back against a nuclear-armed Iran.

Senator Schumer is well respected in the democratic caucus and has already gathered enough support to become the next senate democratic leader when Harry Reid steps down. “If this is what counts as “leadership” among Democrats in the Senate, Senate Democrats...

“In 15 years or less, Iran is permitted to have an unlimited quantity of centrifuges of unlimited quality”, Sherman said in statement Friday “… we must force modifications of the agreement, and extensions of its nuclear restrictions, before it gets ugly”.

Dickerson noted President Obama’s recent assertion that the Republicans who are striving to kill the agreement are “making common cause” with the hardliners in Iran who oppose the deal. “Schumer and his opposition to this reckless nuclear deal with...

Though Schumer’s announcement that he would vote in disapproval of the nuclear deal – which leaked mysteriously during the middle of the Republican debate on Thursday – is unlikely to derail the process, it represents an embarrassing rift with a senior Democrat...

Vermont U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he’ll support the deal negotiated by the United States and other nations with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

He has pledged a veto, but if Mr Schumer’s decision emboldens other Senate Democrats to defect, the deal to which so much of Mr Obama’s legacy is pegged could collapse.

Critics in this country and overseas who demand a better deal now have an opportunity – and an obligation – to describe it in detail.

A report carried by CBS News last year claimed that US President Barack Obama’s administration had pressured Israel to stop carrying out assassinations inside Iran against its nuclear scientists. Most Middle Eastern countries harbor bitter resentment over Iran’s ever...

“The truth of the matter is, inside of Iran, the people most opposed to the deal are the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, hardliners who are implacably opposed to any cooperation with the worldwide community”, Obama added. It must vote on the nuclear agreement by...

“I will vote to disapprove the agreement, not because I believe war is a viable or desirable option, nor to challenge the path of diplomacy“, Schumer said in a statement posted on Medium.

The Israeli president expressed his concern that Netanyahu’s actions had led to the isolation of Israel and “are liable to hurt Israel itself”. Further, diplomats and experts who have worked in this area for decades believe that this agreement is the right path...

In a speech aimed partly at wavering Democratic members of Congress, the US president said that the campaign against the Iran deal reflected the “mindset” that had led to the Iraq war.

This statement from Obama is only the latest where he is making it clear that military power is off the table.