Watching proponents of the Iran deal rejoice over the emergence of two more senators who support it is a lot of like watching a wide receiver spike the football before reaching the end zone: The guy with ball is celebrating, but everybody watching is kind of in shock, knowing too well...

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Israel is keeping a “very sharp eye” on Iran’s expanding stock of highly accurate Fateh 313 ballistic missiles, which have twice the range of their predecessor, the Fateh 110, according to an Israeli defense official quoted Saturday in an article published in Defense News. “We assess that Iran has begun to...

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Iran has begun a weapons-buying spree shortly before it is due to receive over $100 billion in unfrozen funds as a result of the nuclear deal. Michael Rubin, a former Defense Department official who is now a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, noted these developments in an article published today in Newsweek. With upwards of $100...

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A proposal to launch a filibuster in order to prevent a Congressional vote on the nuclear deal with Iran was supported by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hamid Baidinejad, the Tehran Times reported Sunday. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamid Baidinejad has welcomed a plan by U.S. Democratic congressmen to filibuster a likely rejection of the Iranian...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his parliament not to approve the nuclear deal signed by the P5+1 nations and Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), because legislative approval would “create an obligation” for the Islamic Republic and “place an unnecessary legal restriction on the Iranian people,”...

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According the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) August safeguard report, Iran appears to have built an extension onto a building at the Parchin military base and suspected nuclear site, Reuters reported yesterday. The confidential IAEA report, obtained by Reuters, said: “Since (our) previous report (in May), at a particular location at the...

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A poll released this week found that 82% of Americans oppose the administration granting Iran $100 billion in sanctions relief “without the approval of Congress,” The Hill reported yesterday. The poll, released by Secure America Now, found that 82 percent of Americans — including large majorities in both parties —...

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Iran’s role in inspecting its military facility and suspected nuclear site at Parchin, which was detailed in a recently leaked draft of a side agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Islamic Republic, departs “significantly from well-established and proven safeguards practices,” according to an analysis (.pdf) by...

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D – N.Y.), a twenty-two year veteran of Congress, will vote against the nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Wednesday she will vote to block President Obama’s nuclear deal...

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Almost 200 retired U.S. generals and admirals have signed a letter strongly opposing the nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will be sent to Congress in an effort to urge lawmakers to vote against the agreement, The Washington Post reported today. A...

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