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May 2, 2016

Senators: Obama administration hiding secret Iran deal letters

Two leading U.S. senators are calling on the Obama administration to release secret letters to foreign governments assuring them that they will not be legally penalized for doing business with the Iranian government, according to a copy of a letter sent Wednesday to the State Department and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

May 2, 2016

Iran threatened ‘harm’ to top nuke inspector to prevent disclosure of secret deal

Iranian leaders prevented a top International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official from disclosing to U.S. officials the nature of secret side deals with the Islamic Republic by threatening harm to him, according to regional reports.

May 2, 2016

Obama signed off on Iran’s right to nuclear program in secret 2011 talks

President Barack Obama approved of Iran’s right to operate a nuclear program in 2011 during secret meetings with Iranian officials, according to new disclosures by Iran’s Supreme Leader.

May 2, 2016

Obama invokes Iraq war debate in push for Iran deal, amid Dem defections

President Obama vigorously defended Wednesday his nuclear agreement with Iran as one "the world unanimously supports," reaching back to blame America's invasion of Iraq -- and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein -- for emboldening Iran, while labeling Republican opposition as "knee-jerk partisanship," and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criticism as "wrong."

May 2, 2016

Republicans fuming over UN voting on Iran deal before Congress

Republican lawmakers are fuming that the Obama administration is asking the U.N. Security Council to endorse the newly struck Iran nuclear deal before Congress gets a chance to have its say.

May 2, 2016

Dems skeptical on Iran deal, White House dispatches Biden to sell it

The White House dispatched Vice President Joe Biden to Capitol Hill Wednesday to sell Democrats on the newly announced Iran nuclear deal, as several influential members voiced reservations about giving it their seal of approval in a vital vote this fall.

May 2, 2016

Obama faces tough sales job in Congress as critics blast ‘capitulation’ to Iran

The announcement Tuesday of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran shifts the debate from the negotiating table in Vienna to the floors of Capitol Hill, where a rebellion already is brewing over elements of the deal that critics call a "historic capitulation."

May 2, 2016

Nuke deal deadline passes amid report announcement could come early Tuesday

The fourth deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran passed quietly late Monday but the Associated Press reported that three diplomats familiar with the talks said an announcement could come early Tuesday morning.  

May 2, 2016

Iran nuclear deal expected Sunday, diplomats say

Negotiators at Iran’s nuclear talks are expected to reach a provisional agreement Sunday that would curb the country’s atomic program in return for sanctions relief, diplomats told The Associated Press, a day after Iran slammed the U.S.

May 2, 2016

UN Security Council endorses Iran deal, Tehran diplomat lashes out at US

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, over the objections of U.S. lawmakers who wanted the panel to wait until Congress formally reviews the landmark agreement.