Tag: Iran

"Call on Congress to join him in a bipartisan way in supporting the tougher measures we should be taking against Iran," Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Senate Democrat calls for ‘focused period’ to renegotiate Iran deal

Joel Gehrke · October 10, 2017 5:34 pm

Although Iran's terrorist and espionage activities are well-known by global intelligence services, Iran rarely faces serious consequences for what these malfeasant actions. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Of course Iran is proliferating nuclear weapons technology

Tom Rogan · October 10, 2017 1:45 pm

The warning is part of a flurry of last-minute diplomacy to change Trump's mind about the Iran deal. (Patrik Stollarz/Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Germany warns Trump’s move on Iran hurts chances for North Korea deal

Joel Gehrke · October 9, 2017 9:13 pm

Recognizing the group's orientation and activities, within six months, the U.S. should designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Beltway Confidential

Why and when the US should label the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization

Tom Rogan · October 9, 2017 8:49 pm

Bolton's comments put him in line with Sen. Tom Cotton who also said Trump's staff should resign if they disagree with Trump's moves.

National Security

John Bolton to Trump’s Cabinet: ‘Toe the line,’ or resign

Pete Kasperowicz · October 9, 2017 5:46 pm

No Easy Way Out

Reuel Marc Gerecht · October 9, 2017 3:58 pm

"And if you feel strongly enough, then you have to resign," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said in a podcast episode. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tom Cotton: Trump staff should resign if they oppose Iran strategy

Anna Giaritelli · October 9, 2017 3:40 pm

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, center, poses for a group photo with Senior Military leaders and spouses in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Trump was hosting the dinner for the group this evening. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Alan Dershowitz: Trump’s ‘calm before the storm’ is a message to North Korea and Iran

Alan Dershowitz · October 9, 2017 1:40 pm

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to a fundraiser in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Bob Corker gave us the Iran deal and ‘that’s about it’

Kyle Feldscher · October 8, 2017 9:06 pm

"I do not want the U.S. to pull completely out because Iran has already gotten the plane load of cash and a lot of the benefit of it," Thornberry said. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea, Mediafax)

National Security

Mac Thornberry: The US should not ‘completely’ pull out of Iran nuclear deal

Caitlin Yilek · October 8, 2017 4:34 pm

A Ghadr-H missile, center, a solid-fuel surface-to-surface Sejjil missile and a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, for the annual Defense Week which marks the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump’s Iran decision could expose foreign policy rifts in Congress

Sarah Bedford · October 8, 2017 12:09 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the embattled 2015 nuclear deal between his country, the U.S. and its allies, saying that President Trump could not reverse it. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: Not even Trump can undo nuclear deal

Kimberly Leonard · October 7, 2017 3:18 pm