VIENNA – With the deadline to reach an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program only days away, negotiators in Vienna are working to bridge what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today called “big gaps” in negotiation demands. In addition to multiple meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and various European diplomats, Kerry consulted with Israeli Prime...

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VIENNA – Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have reached an impasse as foreign ministers from Iran and the P5+1 powers have announced that they are leaving Vienna, where talks have been ongoing for the past few days. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will be traveling back to Tehran later today, reportedly...

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Wix, a globally successful do-it-yourself web development platform recently named “hottest Middle Eastern startup” by Inc. magazine, will air its first-ever Super Bowl ad during NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1. The Israeli company has run direct-response TV advertising campaigns for the past two years in the US,...

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Iran has made no significant concessions in its negotiations over its nuclear program, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said today. Steinitz made his remarks in a conference call organized by The Israel Project, which publishes The Tower. A recording of the call is available here. Steinitz noted that Iran has made “some...

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A group of 43 Republican senators sent a letter (.pdf) yesterday to President Barack Obama “promising to reject a ‘weak and dangerous deal,’” according a report in the Washington Free Beacon. The letter noted that despite assurances from Secretary of State John Kerry that any nuclear deal with Iran would “have to pass...

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VIENNA – The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a UN-affiliated watchdog organization, criticized Iran today for its continued refusal to fully cooperate with the agency’s investigation into Iran’s nuclear program. The investigation is to formally determine whether Iran’s nuclear program is to be used to supply military weapons, as has...

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The incidence of strokes and death in the wake of strokes have declined dramatically in the last 24 years, but according to a new study from Israel, the progress is not consistent across all age groups. Researchers from Israel and the United States discovered that while there has been a...

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Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) issued a statement yesterday outlining the various requirements he believes are necessary for the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran to be effective: 1. the dismantling—not freezing—of Iran’s illegal nuclear weapons program; 2. institution of intrusive, any-time inspections for all facilities to assure Iranian compliance; 3. a slow process...

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Congressman Robert Aderholt (R- Ala.) today called on the administration to support the nation of Azerbaijan, a northern neighbor to Iran. The congressman said Azerbaijan was an important ally of the United States, and noted the country`s strategic location, as well as its support for anti-terrorist operations in Afghanistan, AzerTag...

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The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that Iran is seeking “quick relief” from United Nations (UN) sanctions, placing a new stumbling block in the way of a nuclear agreement with the P5+1 nations by the time the current deal runs out on November, 24. The bloc, consisting of the five permanent U.N....

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