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Israel

As U.S. robustly debates Iran deal, Western Europe exhibits ‘fatigue’

Written by Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage The Iran nuclear deal has dominated the foreign policy debate in the U.S. this summer, with Congress in the midst of a 60-day period to review the agreement. But America is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to

Israel

UN spotlight on Mideast crises; Netanyahu blasts Iran deal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Describing Iran as a "rapacious tiger," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned the Iran nuclear deal as empowering Tehran to spread further unrest in the Mideast while leaving the country capable of quickly making an atomic bomb. "This deal doesn't

iran

Iran news agency reports Obama, Iranian FM shook hands at UN

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news agency says President Barack Obama and Iran's foreign minister shook hands when they ran into one another on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Tuesday's report by the official IRNA agency quotes an unnamed diplomatic

NewBostonPost

Retired generals and admirals pen open letter opposing Iran deal

Nearly 200 retired generals and admirals attached their names to an open letter sent to Congress on Wednesday, saying the controversial Iran nuclear agreement threatens national security and lawmakers should reject the deal, according to the Washington Post. A total of 190 retired officers from all five branches of the

Barack Obama

Obama + Kerry = Neville Chamberlain

In September 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain traveled to Munich to meet with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. There, Chamberlain and other European nations signed the Munich Pact, forcing Czechoslovakia, which was not invited to the talks, to cede the Sudetenland to Germany. The Munich Pact was Britain's

Democrats

The Iran deal: bad for Israel, bad for America, bad for democracy

With the announcement Wednesday by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) that she will support the administration's nuclear agreement with Iran, President Obama now has enough votes to ensure that his unsound deal will go forward. But before he takes that victory lap, President Obama would be wise to consider

Barack Obama

Iran’s top leader: No nuclear deal unless sanctions lifted

Written by Nasser Karimi TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Thursday "there will be no deal" if world powers insist on suspending rather than lifting sanctions as part of a landmark nuclear agreement, and said it is up to Iran's parliament, and not

Democrats

Conceding defeat, Iran deal opponents at least want a vote

Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement have given up trying to block it. Now they're just hoping for a final Senate vote on a resolution disapproving it — even though such a resolution would be vetoed by the president.