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 Official: Review of Cuba as terror sponsor in 'final stages' White House officials left open the possibility Tuesday that President Obama could recommend Cuba's removal from a list of state sponsors of terror around the time of the Summit of the Americas later this week in Panama. The officials also sought to soften tensions with Venezuela that threatened to overshadow the summit.
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 Iran accuses US of lying about new nuke agreement Just hours after the announcement of what the United States characterized as a historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the country's leading negotiator lashed out at the Obama administration for lying about the details of a tentative framework.
May 2, 2016 Negotiators announce framework for Iran nuke deal The U.S. and international negotiators announced the hard-fought framework for an Iranian nuclear deal Thursday, capping days of exhaustive and tense talks that blew past their original deadline.
May 2, 2016 Top State Department aide listed as Clinton Foundation director Hillary Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department was listed as a director at the Clinton Foundation in its corporate records for more than three years after joining the administration, highlighting concerns that Clinton's aides were too close to the foundation during her tenure.
May 2, 2016 State Department extends travel warning to Jerusalem The U.S. State Department has modified its travel warning for Israel, extending it from the conflict areas of the West Bank and Gaza, to Jerusalem citing violence in certain areas “not seen in a decade.”