December 20, 2015 Obama admits Iran nuclear deal only delays inevitable, leaves problem for future presidents President Obama admitted Tuesday in a broadcast interview that his nuclear agreement with Iran only delays Tehran from eventually acquiring a weapon, which could come immediately after Year 13 of the agreement -- leaving the problem for future presidents.
December 20, 2015 Obama, Congress on collision course over Iran nuke deal President Obama appealed to lawmakers to reconsider contentious legislation giving Congress a say on an Iran nuclear deal, as the co-author of the bill vowed to hold a key vote next week.
December 20, 2015 Corker works overtime to get last few votes to ensure Congress has mandatory review of Iran nuke deal Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker said Sunday that he’s moving ahead with his bill to give Congress a mandatory review of the recent Iran nuclear agreement but that the legislation is still several votes short of veto-proof passage.
December 20, 2015 US reportedly backed down on initial goals in Iran talks U.S. negotiators reportedly lowered the bar for their own goals during talks over Iran's nuclear program in response to resistance from the Tehran team.
December 20, 2015 US withholding details of Iran nuke talks from Israel The Obama administration said Wednesday it is withholding from Israel some sensitive details of its nuclear negotiations with Iran because it is worried that Israeli government officials have leaked information to try to scuttle the talks -- and will continue to do so.
December 20, 2015 US faces calls to ‘walk away’ from Iran talks A leading Republican critic of the Iranian nuclear talks is calling on the U.S. to "walk away" from the table after negotiators missed a key deadline, while other lawmakers joined in voicing concern that Iran could extract critical final-hour concessions in the scramble to salvage an agreement.
December 20, 2015 Iran reportedly makes new push for uranium concessions in nuclear talks Iranian negotiators reportedly have made a last-ditch push for more concessions from the U.S. and five other world powers as talks on the fate of Iran's nuclear program come down to the final days before a crucial deadline.
December 20, 2015 Boehner expresses doubts about reaching nuke deal with Iran, vows sanctions if effort fails House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday he has “serious doubts” on whether the Obama administration and five other world powers can reach an agreement with Iran to curtail that country’s nuclear program and that Congress will move to impose new sanctions on Tehran if no deal is reached.
December 20, 2015 As deadline looms, Iran nuke talks take on frantic tone The international negotiations to strike a nuclear agreement with Iran intensified Saturday, as France and Germany joined in the talks that have recently been limited to the United States and Tehran.
December 20, 2015 Kerry says 'genuine progress' made toward Iran nuclear deal, but 'gaps remain' The United States and Iran said Saturday they’ve made progress toward reaching a nuclear agreement by a March 31 deadline. But Secretary of State John Kerry says “important gaps remain.”