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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.

The list includes a number of journalists, including three BBC employees based in Moscow and reporters for Germany’s Die Zeit newspaper and several Spanish outlets, as well as some Israeli correspondents.

The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores a decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the organization has announced.

The agreement that was finalized last week dealt with one subject and one subject only.

The White House has repeatedly denied the NSA engages in trade espionage, despite reports, based upon documents leaked by Snowden, that the agency spied on foreign companies such as Brazil’s biggest oil company, Petrobras.

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...

The Saudi-led oil cartel said daily crude production outside of OPEC is likely to grow by 160,000 barrels next year, a figure 110,000 barrels lower than its estimate last month, largely because USA oil production is slipping faster than expected.

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.

President Obama is set to implement his historic nuclear deal with Iran as soon as this week, barring a stunning flip-flop by Senate Democrats who’ve already blocked GOP attempts to derail the deal and are slated to repeat that assist to the White House on Tuesday.

Cheap fuel is also hooking consumers, with oil demand growth set to hit a five-year high this year, it added.

The king is in Washington for his first White House visit since taking the throne in January.

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.

Senate Democrats voted to uphold the hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, overcoming ferocious GOP opposition and delivering President Barack Obama a legacy-making victory on his top foreign policy priority.

Senate Democrats have secured 42 votes in support of the deal, one more than needed to block a disapproval vote in the Senate.