Tag: Iran

Despite Beltway blowback, GOP sees win in Iran letter

David M. Drucker · March 13, 2015 12:36 am

"Rather than bypass Congress and head straight to the U.N. Security Council as planned," Bob Corker said, "the administration first should seek the input of the American people." (AP Photo)Â

National Security

Senator: Taking Iran deal around Congress to the UN an ‘affront’

Charles Hoskinson · March 12, 2015 8:51 pm

Republicans who signed the original letter -- particularly Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton -- have faced considerable criticism and blowback. (AP File)

235,000 Americans sign petition calling for treason charges for 47 GOP senators

Kelly Cohen · March 12, 2015 7:58 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry listens to opening statements on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

State Department: Nonbinding deal makes new Iran sanctions easier

Charles Hoskinson · March 12, 2015 6:31 pm

A Contrived Controversy and an Emboldened Iran

Stephen F. Hayes · March 12, 2015 6:00 pm

Perry to Obama: Go to Congress, Not UN, on Iran Deal

Michael Warren · March 12, 2015 5:12 pm

"Of course, I'm concerned because the other side is into deception, trickery and backstabbing," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a meeting of the Assembly of Experts, a group of Shiite clerics who oversee his work in Iran's theocratic political system. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)

Iranian leader warns of U.S. ‘deception’

Charles Hoskinson · March 12, 2015 1:22 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves after news conference in Newark, N.J. on Friday, March 6, 2015. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Republican Iran hawks fret about Menendez

David M. Drucker · March 12, 2015 9:00 am

National Security

Obama stiff-arms his legacy by dismissing Congress on Iran

Charles Hoskinson · March 12, 2015 9:00 am

Have Obama and GOP hit rock bottom?

Susan Ferrechio · March 12, 2015 9:00 am

The attack on a cartoon exhibit in Garland, Texas, over the weekend -- attempted by two pro-Islamic State gunmen -- shows why the Patriot Act needs to be renewed, according to Sen. Tom Cotton. (AP Photo)

National Security

Dem doubletalk on patriotic dissent

Washington Examiner · March 12, 2015 9:00 am

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is inching toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination, tweeted back at Hillary Clinton's tweet about the GOP's Iran letter. (AP Photo)Â

Bobby Jindal and Hillary Clinton tussle on Twitter

Kelly Cohen · March 11, 2015 8:10 pm