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Takht-e-Ravanchi says British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will attend the reopening of the British Embassy in Tehran on Sunday.

Kerry also warned that the U.S. could lose its military standing in the world should Congress reject the deal and insist its allies concede to U.S. sanctions on Iran. “I’ve decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval“. It...

A key Democratic congressman said Friday he is backing the nuclear deal with Iran after President Barack Obama wrote him a personal letter saying the U.S. has options to curb Iran if it violates the agreement. (2) The United States and the worldwide community will now have access...

Additionally, several members of Congress reported late last month that an adviser to French President Francois Hollande had told them that Congressional rejection of the current deal could be the basis of reopening negotiations and getting a better deal.

But the recently revealed side agreement between Iran and the United Nations’ worldwide Atomic Energy Agency that allows Iran to conduct its own inspections of its own Parchin nuclear site, long suspected of being used to develop nuclear arms, makes a strong case that the...

Barak said an opportunity in 2012 to attack Iran was shelved as it would have coincided with large joint military exercises with the United States “which was likely to embarrass Washington and give the impression the Americans were directly involved in the attack”.

The Obama administration has been locked in a public battle with Congress about the agreement, amid fierce opposition from many Republicans as well as some key Democrats, including Sen.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touts himself as a free trade advocate, but he’s warning that how tobacco is treated in a potential Pacific Rim trade

Obama has promised a veto if the House and Senate vote against the nuclear

The White House’s behavior is especially disappointing given the way the negotiations unfolded.

Critics questioned some aspects of the article, which was changed by the news company repeatedly, including to indicate that the global Atomic Energy Agency staff would monitor Iranian personnel during the site inspections. The report was based on what the AP’s anonymous...

Schumer’s New York colleague, Sen.

Also Thursday, Obama sent a letter to Rep. Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, defending the deal and urging him to support it.

Sen. Menendez will “vote to disapprove the agreement and, if called upon, would vote to override a veto“, according to remarks prepared for a speech at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

He said the IAEA’s arrangements with Iran are “technically sound and consistent with our long-established practices. They do not compromise our… standards in any way”. Investigating the site is part of the overarching nuclear-limits deal.