Tag: Nuclear Weapons

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers his speech in a meeting with a group of religious performers in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2015. Iran's top leader on Thursday stopped short of giving his endorsement to the framework nuclear deal struck last week between Tehran and world powers, while the country's president warned separately that Tehran's approval of a final deal depends on the immediate lifting of all sanctions related to its controversial nuclear program. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Iranian leaders insist on immediate sanctions relief

Charles Hoskinson · April 9, 2015 2:59 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, center, arrives to attend a ceremony marking National Nuclear Technology Day, as he is accompanied by head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, left, and Vice President for science and technology affairs Sorena Sattari, right, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

National Security

Headlines highlight Iran’s softer side amid nuclear negotiations

Eddie Scarry · April 9, 2015 2:34 pm

National Security

Rouhani: Iran will only sign final nuclear deal if sanctions lifted ‘same day’

Kelly Cohen · April 9, 2015 11:44 am

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a press conference with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner, at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Debbie Hill, Pool)

National Security

New York Times fears Netanyahu demands will cost Iranian jobs

Becket Adams · April 9, 2015 9:00 am

Obama deal with Iran in trouble

Michael Barone · April 8, 2015 11:17 pm

"To force Congress to weigh in now on the Iran nuclear talks before a final deal has been completed would be a reckless rush to judgment," Barbara Boxer wrote in a letter to Bob Corker.(AP Photo)

Boxer seeks delay of Iran bill markup

Charles Hoskinson · April 8, 2015 11:00 pm

National Security

Is the White House trolling Netanyahu?

Brian Hughes · April 8, 2015 9:13 pm

Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, on right, and Schultz criticized the administration's deal with Iran. (AP File Photo)

National Security

State on Kissinger, Schultz op-ed on Iran: ‘We’re living in the real world’

Susan Crabtree · April 8, 2015 8:49 pm

President Obama phoned Republican Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday, ramping up outreach to the lawmaker most capable of scuttling any nuclear deal finalized with Iran. (AP File)

Obama phones Corker on Iran

Brian Hughes · April 8, 2015 7:07 pm

Homeland Security is pouring money into projects that may not protect the nation as intended. (AP Photo)

Nuke smuggling detection may have gaps despite $350 million in research grants

Ethan Barton · April 8, 2015 7:05 pm

From left, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarifat, an unidentified Russian official, look on as British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry as they arrive at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, or Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, April 2, 2015, after Iran nuclear program talks finished with extended sessions. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

National Security

Republicans split on Iran deal approval

Kelly Cohen · April 8, 2015 11:11 am

The Iranian Nuclear Deal, Explained

Lee Smith · April 7, 2015 9:06 pm