Nuclear Proliferation - Page 108

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.”

December 20, 2015

Iran nuclear talks reportedly hit snag over lifting of sanctions as Obama makes appeal to Iran's people

A dispute over when international sanctions against Iran would be lifted following a potential nuclear agreement reportedly is the latest issue to bog down negotiations.

December 20, 2015

Iran reportedly confronts US officials at Geneva nuclear talks over GOP letter

Iranian officials reportedly have confronted their U.S. counterparts twice over an open letter from Republican senators to Tehran that warned any agreement on Iran's nuclear program would be unlikely to last beyond President Barack Obama's term of office.