Tag: Israel

Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (L) co-chair of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, speaks about Iran while flanked by former CIA Director, retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden (C), and former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill July 14, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the implications of a nuclear agreement with Iran. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Iran wins ‘get out of jail free’ card with nuke deal

Charles Hoskinson · July 15, 2015 4:01 am

Mary Rezaian, right, mother of detained Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, speaks with the media as Jason's wife Yeganeh Salehi listens after a hearing in Jason's trial at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2015. The third session of the closed-door trial of journalist Rezaian, who has been detained in an Iranian prison for nearly a year, was held Monday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Iran deal offers no answers for detained Washington Post editor

Becket Adams · July 15, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Tuesday phone call that the accord reached between six world powers and Iran will prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and that the U.S. stands ready to defend Israel. (AP file)

Obama promises Netanyahu vigilance against Iranian terrorism

Nicole Duran · July 14, 2015 7:12 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a joint news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini at the Vienna International Center on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

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Media sharply split over Iran nuke deal

Becket Adams · July 14, 2015 7:11 pm

Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after a conference of foreign ministers in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 1, 2012. While serving as Obama's secretary of state, Clinton and Obama worked together to build the coalition and sanctions that brought Iran to the negotiating table. (AP Photo)

Hillary Clinton faces a dilemma on Iran deal

Ariel Cohen · July 14, 2015 5:36 pm

Workers prepare the stage before for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2015 Policy Conference, March 2, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Pro-Israel group ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran deal

Kelly Cohen · July 14, 2015 2:38 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the emerging Iran nuclear deal an enormous mistake that is the result of western powers caving into Iran's demands. (AP Photo)

Netanyahu: Iran deal a ‘historic mistake’

Kelly Cohen, Pete Kasperowicz · July 14, 2015 10:24 am

Netanyahu: Iran Deal ‘Historic Mistake for the World’

Daniel Halper · July 14, 2015 9:59 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, gestures to journalists from a balcony with other members of his delegation, outside of the current round of Iran nuclear talks, being held in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

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WaPo columnist: Israel will see lifting of arms embargo on Iran as a ‘direct threat’

Becket Adams · July 13, 2015 7:42 pm

Israeli officials: U.S. leaving us in the dark on Iran talks

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Israeli officials: U.S. leaving us in the dark on Iran talks

Kelly Cohen · July 8, 2015 5:06 pm

"This is not the path to peace. I remain convinced that Israel's long-term security and future as a Jewish state depends on having two states for two peoples," Hillary Clinton wrote. (AP Photo)Â

Clinton: Countering boycott Israel movement ‘a priority’

Ariel Cohen · July 6, 2015 9:15 pm

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem Tuesday, May 26, 2015. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

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Netanyahu warns against deal with ‘Islamic State of Iran’

Kelly Cohen · June 30, 2015 7:19 pm