By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sources briefed on a U.S. congressional investigation say the files may have been shared to advance the American diplomat's efforts regarding Iran.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The Biden administration doesn’t have a clue,” tweeted the Republican Jewish Coalition.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
William Burns’s comments come just days after U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors detected uranium enriched to 84 percent in the Islamic Republic.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli strategic affairs minister is the first official from Israel’s new government to visit the U.S. • Israel and the U.S. agree that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons, but have “some tactical differences,” says U.S. State Dept.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The mullahs will “have a nuclear weapon," the U.S. president warns.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will “ensure their own security” in the event Tehran obtains nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
“The State of Israel is not a party to the agreement. . .and will utilize all available tools to prevent the Iranian nuclear program from advancing.”
The motion states that Congress would support the JCPOA only if it includes provisions to address Iran’s ballistic-missile program; support for terrorism; and evasion of sanctions by individuals, entities and vessels in the trade of petroleum products with China.
"The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans. We refuse to believe that the United States would remove its designation as a terrorist organization."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“There will be no connection between developments in Ukraine and the Vienna talks,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Institute for Science and International Security said the Islamic Republic has enough uranium to use as feed for two nuclear weapons.
Failed negotiations will convince European allies of Iranian noncompliance, leading to sanctions.
“Without a U.S. credible military threat, no diplomacy will achieve a positive outcome and nothing you do will achieve a positive outcome,” said former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer. “And unfortunately, I don't see that happening right now.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We are losing precious time dealing with new Iranian positions inconsistent with the JCPOA or that go beyond it,” say European representatives.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
This dramatic statement, which was carried by the entire Israeli media over the weekend.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
“We will work day and night to prevent the Iranian regime from ever becoming a nuclear power,” the UK’s Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid vowed.
“One great fear of the current impasse is rather than revert to pressure, the Biden administration will define ‘other options’ as settling for even less than the JCPOA in a bid to try to cap the nuclear program, which has expanded far beyond the JCPOA’s limits,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
By Israel Hayom
If the U.S. is serious about rejoining the 2015 nuclear accord, “then a serious indication is needed,” says Iran’s foreign minister.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Shapiro served as ambassador to Israel during the Obama administration from 2011 to 2017. Shapiro will split his time working from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the U.S. State Department.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that the 2018 Mossad seizure of nuclear documents from Tehran caused the former U.S. president to withdraw from the JCPOA.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“It remains unclear whether Iran is willing and prepared to do what it needs to do come back into compliance,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Iran continues to hide its military nuclear activities, while lying and disregarding its international commitments,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry tweeted Monday after his statements.
The defense minister shares Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Benjamin’s grave concern over the emerging Iran nuclear deal, though believes that strategic dialogue, as opposed to a more defiant posture, is the way forward with Israel’s greatest ally.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israel’s “greatest threat is the existential threat posed by Iran’s efforts to arm itself with nuclear weapons, whether to threaten us directly – with atomic weapons – with the destruction of a small state, or to threaten us with tens of thousands of missiles or a great many missiles backed by a nuclear umbrella."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Rejoining the JCPOA in 2021 is more reckless than when the U.S. agreed to it in 2015,” said JINSA CEO and president Michael Makovsky.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A confidential report notes “fluctuations of the enrichment levels,” though does not explain the cause.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Another issue to be discussed: the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a larger $23 billion arms deal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Maximum Pressure Act would require Senate approval for any new deal between the United States and Iran.
“The administration will be questioned or criticized by some Democrats on the Hill, but it will move forward just as in 2015, without regard to their worries," said Elliott Abrams, former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran in the Trump administration
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A treaty is different in that it requires congressional approval under Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
Jerusalem believes that Washington is dashing toward a deal with Tehran and that the most it can do is mitigate the circumstances.
By Memri The Middle East Media Research Institute
“We cut off one hand by activating the IR-6 centrifuges, and we cut off the other by [increasing uranium enrichment] to 60 percent,” says Hassan Rouhani.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
European powers delay a decision to pass a resolution criticizing Iran over the matter, to avoid negatively impacting parallel talks about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The offers they provide are usually arrogant and humiliating, [and] not worth looking at,” said Khamenei.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Islamic Republic has produced 55 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, and can reach 120 kilograms within eight months, says Iranian nuclear official.
By Israel Hayom
The Islamic Republic as historically miscalculating its strategic positions, whether in the Iran-Iraq war or the development of its nuclear program—a pattern of strategic miscalculations that have led to sanctions, isolation and economic devastation
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Britain, France and Germany withdraw their support for a resolution criticizing Tehran for failing to explain the presence of uranium particles at undeclared locations.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In early January, Iran seized a South Korean tanker and its crew in the Persian Gulf.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Iran announced that it would limit international access to its nuclear sites.
Compensation could take the form of reparations, investment or “measures to prevent a repeat of what Trump did,” says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rafael Grossi tweets that the purpose of his trip is “to find a mutually agreeable solution, compatible with Iranian law, so that the IAEA can continue essential verification activities in Iran.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Iranian nuclear program “a challenge we have to tackle immediately,” says U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel’s military head has ordered plans for possible hit on Iranian nuclear sites.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move underground, which can protect the plant from aerial attacks
By Memri The Middle East Media Research Institute
Iran has more than three tons of uranium enriched to four percent, and at least 1,000 tons of yellowcake.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This is the first time the world body has imposed sanctions on Iran since lifting penalties three years ago, following the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Rouhani also threatened to enrich more uranium than even before.
Watch President Trump's Statement on the JCPOA here.
By JNi.Media
Trump took a swipe at Kerry's "shadow diplomacy" on the Iran Deal.
Iran warned Israel Wednesday that it would exact retribution for a missile strike on a Syrian air base earlier in the week in which at least seven Iranian military officials were killed.
"We did not gather the Jews from all four corners of the earth in order to turn them into a nuclear target."
U.S. says Iran's banking system is a major money laundering operation, so US is giving it access to US dollars. Huh?
A funny thing happened at the AIPAC conference: Trump was cheered.
The U.S. is condemning Iran for enjoying the ballistic missiles concessions the US gave to it in the Nuclear Iran Deal.
Kerry welcomed decision to stop investigating whether Iran's past nuclear weapons activity included a military component.
Iran lied and is still lying about its nuclear activity and the U.S. smiles and moves to lift sanctions.
Congressional hearing effort to ensure Obama won't waive terrorism sanctions against Iran.
The Obama administration recognizes the "New Reality" - there will be no negotiated Two State Solution during its tenure.
As financial sanctions on Iran are about to be lifted, Iran imposes a blockade on U.S. goods.
Iranian parliament approved document very different from the JCPOA - it calls for ending sanctions and ending Israel's nuke program.
Kerry and Zarif hold joint press conference - Kerry eager to please and Zarif solely focused on the prize.
Neither Iran nor any other party has signed the 'Iran Deal.' There is no enforceable agreement.
The Senate blocked a vote to strengthen the Iran deal which would protect Israel and release American hostages from Iran.
Ballistic missiles testing not banned by JCPOA and snapback sanctions relief to be given to Russia, China and Europe.
The House passed a Resolution to block the Iran Deal because the 60 day review period has not yet begun.
Two Congressmen introduced legislation aimed at blocking consideration of Nuclear Iran Deal.
Iran Deal Review Act required the administration to provide things it hasn't. So do they lose now?
Can Cardin's bill to tighten the Iran Deal gain traction or is it just cover for waiting so long to commit?
Booker and two more Senators announced their support for the Nuclear Iran Deal today.
Sen. Cotton sounds confident there is much more that can be done to protect us all from the Nuclear Iran Deal.
Three Reps and two Senators announced their support for the Nuclear Iran Deal.
THThree NYC Cong. Ds from heavily Jewish districts defied constituents, announcing support for Nuclear Iran Deal.
A report by the entity responsible for ensuring the peaceful development of nuclear energy worldwide and the one upon which the world depends for monitoring Iran's nuclear activity revealed that over the past few months Iran has been working on and adding to a building at its Parchin site. Parchin is an Iranian military complex located southeast of Tehran. It […]
340 American rabbis announced they support the Nuclear Iran deal and want members of Congress to approve it.
Full text of speech given by Senator Bob Menendez (R-NJ) about JCPOA on Aug. 18, 2015.
'As written, this Agreement gives Iran leverage it currently doesn't have,' Senator Flake (R-AZ) said about the Nuclear Iran deal.
Beware of counting your "no" votes on the Nuclear Iran Deal until they are actually cast.
Hastings is 11th D in Congress vowing to vote no; he wants military option at the ready if it goes through.
Swiss to lift ban on transport of Iranian crude oil and other sanctions beginning Thursday.
Bay Area grass roots effort against the Iran deal is a model for similar initiatives nationwide.
Cong. Brad Sherman will vote no on the Iran deal and wants to make sure it won't bind future Presidents or Congresses.
Important New York legislators came out against the Iran Nuclear Deal: Senator Chuck Schumer and Cong. Eliot Engel.
The leaky inspections regimen in the JCPOA led the AJCongress to oppose the agreement.
Yesterday's count had four Congressional Democrats coming out against the Iran Nuclear Deal. But since yesterday, that number has nearly doubled. And, amazingly, the latest three are all Jewish members of Congress. That's a surprise because in their effort to appear impartial, many Jews in public office bend over backwards to avoid the appearance that they are […]
"Keep or Cheat," under this deal Iran will attain nuclear weapons, Bibi warned.
New York Democratic Congresswoman Kathleen Rice will vote against the Iran deal.
Americans oppose the Iran deal, and only a slight majority of Democrats support it.
RJC Demands Obama stop demonizing Jews for opposing the Iran deal.
Zarif says Iran can continue making ballistic missiles because the agreement's ban is "non-binding."
The agreement states: Co-operation…to strengthen Iran's ability to prevent, protect and respond to nuclear security threats to nuclear facilities and to protect against… sabotage.