Tag: Iran

The system is a land-based variant of the Navy's ship-based AEGIS ballistic missile defense system. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

National Security

Pentagon: U.S. missile shield in Romania aimed at Iran, not Russia

Jamie McIntyre · May 12, 2016 6:40 pm

White House dodges on Rhodes testimony, lashes out at GOP

Nicole Duran · May 12, 2016 6:19 pm

Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes was profiled in a New York Times Magazine story on May 5, in which Rhodes said rational conversation with Congress is "impossible." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

GOP calls for Rhodes testimony after Iran spin job

Pete Kasperowicz · May 11, 2016 11:25 pm

The "glitch" removed several minutes of discussion in which former spokeswoman Jen Psaki seemed to admit that the government may have purposefully lied about when the Iran nuclear talks started. (Screen shot)

State Dept. ‘double-checking’ Iran video ‘glitch’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 11, 2016 7:53 pm

Call participants stressed that conservatives have led the way in enacting reforms at the state level. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Energy and Environment

Iran amendment removed from energy funding bill

Kyle Feldscher · May 11, 2016 4:04 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton has agreed to remove his Iran amendment from the energy and water spending bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Senate leaders promise to pass first spending bill within a week

Kyle Feldscher · May 10, 2016 7:55 pm

"When Fox flagged it for us, we actually replaced it" with video from another source, State spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

National Security

State Dept. blames ‘glitch’ for missing Iran video

Pete Kasperowicz · May 10, 2016 6:46 pm

"President Obama made a strategic calculation" that the biggest threat Iran posed was its efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon, the White House spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

White House: Obama never saw Iran deal as panacea

Nicole Duran · May 10, 2016 6:34 pm

What Rhodes Revealed

Michael Makovsky · May 10, 2016 2:34 pm

National Security

Missing State tape on Iran deal reappears

Pete Kasperowicz · May 10, 2016 12:16 pm

The Ben Rhodes Blow-up

Lee Smith · May 10, 2016 12:12 pm

The Republican leadership is calling for a vote on Wednesday on the amendment, with senior California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein saying she will work with the GOP majority to reach an agreement that addresses the GOP's concerns over Iran that enables the chamber to pass the spending bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Energy and Environment

Energy spending bill blocked over Iran

John Siciliano · May 9, 2016 11:37 pm