May 2, 2016 Iran's foreign minister says meetings on draft deal Thursday, predicts swift sanctions relief Iran's foreign minister says his country and world powers will meet Thursday to start bringing together the elements of a draft on a comprehensive nuclear deal, with meetings starting Monday in Europe to finalize all its elements.
May 2, 2016 Bush weighs in on Obama's Iran, ISIS challenges Former President George W. Bush weighed in on his successor's foreign policy challenges in a closed-door meeting over the meeting, voicing concerns about Iran's trustworthiness as Washington and Tehran resume nuclear talks.
May 2, 2016 State Department won’t rule out $50B ‘signing bonus’ for Iran The State Department on Monday would not rule out giving Iran up to $50 billion as a so-called "signing bonus" for agreeing to a nuclear deal later this year, according to comments made to journalists following reports that the Obama administration had formulated a plan to release tens of billions of frozen Iranian funds.
May 2, 2016 Obama administration facing new calls to tie nuke talks to release of US prisoners The Obama administration is facing mounting pressure to use its leverage in the Iranian nuclear talks to demand the release of Americans imprisoned there -- as Tehran proceeds with charges critics say are unfair and unjust.
May 2, 2016 Deal or no deal? Iran leaders blast US claims on nuke deal, make heavy demands Fiery criticism from Iran's Supreme Leader, coupled with steep demands from the upper echelon of the regime, are throwing the nuclear "deal" reached last week into doubt -- with Iran and the U.S. each claiming the agreement said different things, and neither side backing down.
May 2, 2016 Nuclear ‘deal’ critics worried about ‘dueling’ fact sheets from US, Iran Congressional critics of the Iran nuclear "deal" are worried Washington and Tehran can't even agree on what was in the accord struck last week, pointing to "dueling" fact sheets put out by each government.
May 2, 2016 Obama administration claims Iran deal a ‘forever agreement,’ despite expiration dates The Obama administration mounted a new argument Monday for why skeptical lawmakers and U.S. allies should back the preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran, calling it a “forever agreement” that would block all pathways to a nuclear weapon and set up tough international inspections with no end date.
May 2, 2016 State Department rejects call for Iran deal to affirm Israel's 'right to exist' A State Department official dismissed a plea Friday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Iran nuclear agreement include clear recognition of his nation's "right to exist," declaring negotiations are "only about the nuclear issue."
May 2, 2016 The Big Sell: Iran touts nuke deal terms, as US tries to claim win The marathon poker game between the U.S. and its allies and Iran over a nuclear agreement may be done, but the debate over who had the winning hand is just beginning.
May 2, 2016 Netanyahu: Iran nuke plan poses ‘grave danger’ to region, Israeli Cabinet ‘strongly’ opposed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday blasted the framework nuclear deal with Iran, saying it would pose a "grave danger" to the region and "threaten the very survival" of his country.