Sep 15 Senate to hold new vote on Iran nuclear deal, Dems to block By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans will try a second time on Tuesday to move ahead on a resolution rejecting the Iran nuclear deal, and the outcome is expected to be the same: Democrats are poised to block the measure and preserve… Continue reading
Sep 10 Iran nuclear deal survives after Democrats block disapproval vote By Erica Werner and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats voted to uphold the hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, overcoming ferocious GOP opposition and delivering President Barack Obama a legacy-making victory on his top foreign policy priority. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch U.S. negotiator talks holding Iran to its nuclear deal obligations By PBS News Hour Former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns headed a secret negotiating team that met with high level Iranian representatives first in 2008 under President George W. Bush, and then in earnest in 2013, when the Obama and Rouhani governments revived… Continue watching
Sep 08 Democrats struggle to block Iran deal disapproval resolution By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democrats struggled Tuesday for the votes to block a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear deal as one undecided senator announced a surprise "no" vote shortly after lawmakers returned from a five-week summer recess. Continue reading
Sep 06 Iran nuclear deal gains further momentum By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Already a done deal in Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement is gaining more momentum. Continue reading
Sep 04 Maryland's Ben Cardin, a top Senate Democrat, opposes Iran nuclear deal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, has announced he opposes the nuclear deal with Iran. Continue reading
Sep 03 With three more senators vowing yes, support piles up for Iran deal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Now a done deal, the Iran nuclear agreement gained critical backing from three more Democratic senators Thursday, boosting White House hopes of blocking a disapproval resolution in the Senate so the president wouldn't have to veto it. Continue reading
Sep 02 Senate Democrats secure final vote to clinch Obama's Iran deal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress, despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Nuclear deal will dangerously empower Iran in the long term, says former U.S. arms control official By PBS News Hour Former U.S. arms control official Stephen Rademaker says the Iran nuclear agreement is a Faustian bargain that will end up empowering rather than weakening Iran in the end. He joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his objections and how he would… Continue watching
Aug 30 Support for Iran nuclear deal rises to 31 in Senate By Associated Press Oregon's Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Sunday became the 31st senator to announce support for the Iran nuclear deal, as momentum builds behind the agreement the Obama administration and other world powers negotiated with Tehran. Continue reading