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House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., asked President Obama this week not to waive provisions of the tax code that punish companies for doing business with Iran.

Diplomats had stated Fri.in that Yukiya Amano of the U.N.’s global Atomic Energy Agency was planning such a visit.

Presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich said on Wednesday that he would take a wait-and-see approach to the Iran nuclear deal, arguing that if Tehran is found to be aiding Hezbollah and Hamas then the United States could “slap the sanctions back on”.

The Senate voted Tuesday 56-42 for the second time in a week to block a resolution that would have disapproved of the deal.

Democrats in the US Senate blocked a last-ditch effort by Republicans on Thursday to add new conditions before President Barack Obama can waive any sanctions under the Iran nuclear deal.

McConnell’s resolution is not the first time Republicans have sought to tie the Iran deal to the release of American prisoners and Tehran’s recognition of Israel.

The would curb Iran’s nuclear program in trade for aid from crippling sanctions which have undercut Tehran’s financial system. Marco Rubio (R-FL), for example, proposed an amendment to the controversial Corker bill that would have required Iran to recognize Israel as...

In a lengthy statement outlining her reasons for supporting the deal and the research she undertook to evaluate its merits, Mikulski says military action should be considered only as a last resort and that airstrikes would only deter the Iranians temporarily.

Al Jubeir also said King Salman and Obama discussed a plan to improve American military cooperation with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries that was announced after a Camp David summit in May that King Salman declined to attend.

There were angry confrontations outside Downing Street on Wednesday between protesters demanding Mr Netanyahu’s arrest for what they say amount to war crimes in Gaza and pro-Israel activists.

Four undecided Senators – Richard Blumen-thal, Gary Peters, Ron Wyden and Maria Cantwell – lend their support to the Iranian nuclear deal Tuesday.

Obama will meet with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Friday at the White House to discuss the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, the prospect of increased Iranian aggression, and plans to contain the chaos in Yemen and Syria.

After consulting U.S. officials and European allies for two months, the Saudis were satisfied, he said, that the agreement would effectively contain Iraq’s nuclear programme.

In a statement, Booker voiced deep reservations but concluded: “It is better to support a deeply flawed deal, for the alternative is worse”.

A common denominator is Ron Dermer, a Gingrich aide in the 1990s and now Netanyahu’s ambassador to Washington.