December 20, 2015 Administration stalling release of report on US covert action in Iran, over nuke talk concerns The Obama administration is stalling the release of a key report detailing U.S. covert action in Iran due to concerns that information about America's activities there could harm ongoing negotiations with Tehran over its contested nuclear program, according to sources in the State Department's Office of the Historian.
December 20, 2015 US delays release of study on 1953 Iran coup The State Department is delaying the release of a volume from its U.S. foreign relations history that deals with the CIA-backed overthrow of an Iranian prime minister in the 1950s out of concern that publication could undermine nuclear diplomacy with the Islamic republic.
December 20, 2015 Dem think tank secret email: ‘All hands on deck’ to sell Iran deal to public A leading liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., has begun enlisting its associates in an “all-hands-on-deck effort to support” the Obama administration as it seeks to ink a nuclear deal with Iran by the end of the month, according to emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
December 20, 2015 Russia a no-show at meeting planning 2016 nuclear security summit Russia has failed to show up at a meeting planning the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, U.S and European officials said Monday, in a potentially serious blow to efforts by President Barack Obama to cement his legacy as leaving the world safer from nuclear terrorism than when he took office.
December 20, 2015 Obama adviser likened Iran nuclear deal to ObamaCare Deputy National Security Adviser and MFA in creative writing Ben Rhodes likened an Iranian nuclear deal to ObamaCare in a talk to progressive activists last January, according to audio obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
December 20, 2015 Iran supreme leader slams America as 'chameleon' in statement on nuclear talks Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that he approved of extending negotiations about the future of the country's nuclear program, but also criticized America as a "chameleon" that "every day makes new statements."
December 20, 2015 Iran nuclear talks to be extended until July A yearlong effort to seal a nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Monday, leaving the U.S. and its allies little choice but to declare a seven-month extension in hopes that a new deadline will be enough to achieve what a decade of negotiations have failed to do — limit Tehran's ability to make a nuclear weapon.
December 20, 2015 US tells Iran to consider extending nuclear talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly has proposed extending talks about the future of Iran's nuclear program past a Monday evening deadline to reach a comprehensive agreement on the issue.
December 20, 2015 Hopes of nuclear deal with Iran fade, as diplomats now seek extension The possibility of the U.S. and five other nations reaching a nuclear deal with Iran by this week’s deadline began to fade Sunday with reports that diplomats are now discussing an extension.
December 20, 2015 Kerry cancels plans to pull back from Iran nuke talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry canceled plans Friday to pull back from talks with Iran about the country's nuclear program -- a shift that suggested some hope of movement on the protracted negotiations.