The senior politicians of the State of Israel really need to calm down and stop behaving as if the world is about to end. It is not. The new draft framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 needs improvement and clarifications. It is not perfect. It’s understandable for our politicians to be concerned about parts…
(Reuters) — Progressive groups rallied on Thursday to persuade Democratic senators not to support a bill giving Congress a vote on a nuclear deal with Iran, echoing the White House’s insistence that the measure could blow up delicate negotiations. Five groups – CREDO, Daily Kos, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org Political Action and USAction – sent…
(Reuters) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program is concluded. Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s most powerful figure and who has the last say on all state matters, was making…
The April 2 announcement of a framework agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon left many Americans and Israelis worried about what will happen next. If the framework becomes an agreement, one that’s approved by June 30, will it give Iran enough leeway to cheat, spend and build its way to a nuclear…
A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday offered an amendment to a an Iran nuclear bill that would remove the measure’s tie to Iranian-sponsored terrorism, a change that could attract more support for the legislation from his party. Despite President Barack Obama’s threat to veto the bill due to concerns it would undermine final talks with…
(Reuters) — Opponents of Iran’s initial agreement to curb its nuclear program are being “disingenuous” when they say the deal could still allow the Middle Eastern state to build nuclear weapons, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Tuesday. The initial accord reached last week between Iran and major world powers – which…
Israel will adopt two lines of attack as it tries to thwart – or at least modify – the international nuclear agreement with Iran in the coming weeks, a senior official said. Firstly, it will lobby the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would make it difficult, or even impossible, to approve a comprehensive deal…
Getty Images / Lior Zaltzman illustration As the web indulges in polemics on Iran’s Preliminary Nuclear Deal, I’m seeing a lot of tweets and statuses asking why Israel succeeded in developing its nuclear capabilities without making the rest of the world nervous enough to prompt a forced inspection of its nuclear installations or threaten it…
ווען זי האָט געזונגען „אָטעם אַרײַן און אָטעם אַרויס“ אויף דער ייִדיש־וואָך אין אויגוסט איז דער עולם גאָר נתפּעל געוואָרן.
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