May 2, 2016 ‘There will be a price’: Obama team reportedly fuming over Netanyahu visit The Obama administration reportedly is fuming over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to address Congress in March regarding the Iranian threat, with one unnamed official telling an Israeli newspaper he will pay “a price” for the snub.
May 2, 2016 Boehner invites Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran, after Obama veto threat House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday he is inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month to discuss the threat from Iran, in a sharp rebuke to President Obama.
May 2, 2016 Senate opens showdown with Obama over Iran sanctions Senators in both parties squared off with the Obama administration Wednesday about whether new sanctions would scuttle nuclear talks with Iran as House Speaker John Boehner, without consulting the White House, invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
May 2, 2016 US to award Iran $11.9 billion through end of nuke talks The Obama administration on Wednesday paid $490 million in cash assets to Iran and will have released a total of $11.9 billion to the Islamic Republic by the time nuclear talks are scheduled to end in June, according to figures provided by the State Department.
May 2, 2016 GOP-led Senate plans swift push for more Iran sanctions, despite nuclear talks A top Senate Republican said Thursday that the GOP-led chamber will move in a matter of weeks on legislation imposing more sanctions on Iran -- despite administration concerns it could imperil nuclear talks.
April 28, 2016 Obama admin withholding details of 'potentially illegal' deal to buy Iranian nuke materials Obama administration officials are declining to provide specific details about an unprecedented upcoming purchase of Iranian nuclear materials, an $8.6 million exchange that is likely to be funded using American taxpayer dollars, according to conversations with multiple administration officials and sources in Congress.
April 28, 2016 Obama, leaders urge more action on nuclear security, terror World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
April 28, 2016 Obama says nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world' Addressing the last nuclear security summit of his administration, President Obama warned that despite measurably reducing the risk of a devastating attack, the prospect of a terror group like the Islamic State obtaining nuclear weapons is “one of the greatest threats to global security.”
April 28, 2016 Obama administration engaged in secret talks to pay Iran nearly $2 billion The Obama administration has spent three years engaged in secret talks with Iran that resulted in the payment of nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funds to the Islamic Republic, with more payouts likely to come in the future, according to a recent letter issued by the State Department and obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.
April 28, 2016 Top official overseeing nuclear deal unsure where Iran's enriched uranium is stored A State Department official told lawmakers Thursday he was unsure of the precise location of tons of low-enriched uranium shipped out of Iran on a Russian vessel as part of last summer's nuclear agreement.