A draft of a nuclear deal that would remove economic sanctions and all restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities in as little as ten years, while allowing the country to continue operating thousands of centrifuges, has been circulating in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the negotiations between the P5+1 nation and Iran are continuing, the Associated...

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As the deadline for a political framework deal over Iran’s nuclear program approaches at the end of the month, the Islamic Republic is doubling down on demands to allow hundreds of centrifuges to continue operating at the Fordo site and keep the Arak heavy water reactor, according to a report today in The Times...

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If United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran are removed as part of a deal over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, it could lead to a situation where Iran would have the “‘high ground’ as a victim of American lawlessness in future confrontations over its nuclear ambitions,” according to an...

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Any nuclear deal with Iran must be clear about “the consequences for a wide array of different classes of violations,” former Ambassador Dennis Ross, who served during the first term of the Obama administration, told The Times of Israel in an article published today. He gave some examples: Obviously, if Iran...

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Saudi Arabia has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, fueling fears of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the signing of the agreement increases “concerns on Capitol Hill and among U.S. allies that a deal with Iran, rather than...

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Talks are underway between the seven countries negotiating over Iran’s nuclear program—including the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council—to lift the security council’s sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported today. The talks between Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — the five permanent members of the Security Council...

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Over the past two days, both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki have admitted that the current nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran is “non-binding.” Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, Kerry said that the deal is not “legally binding.” “We’ve been...

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The controversy that arose after 47 Republican senators sent a letter to the leadership of Iran on Monday—in which they pointed out that any agreement over Iran’s nuclear program that did not have congressional approval would only last as long as President Barack Obama’s White House tenure—has led to increased media coverage over the issue of Congress’...

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America’s strategy in fighting the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) has become “increasingly dependent on Iranian fighters,” according to an analysis published Friday in The New York Times. In the four days since Iranian troops joined 30,000 Iraqi forces to try to wrest Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit back...

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President Barack Obama should listen to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the dangers of Iran, Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Al-Arabiya news network, argued in an opinion piece published earlier today ahead of Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress. Abbas, it should be clear, is no fan...

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