WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. lawmakers of both political parties say Congress should have an up-or-down vote if a final accord is reached on Iran’s nuclear program. Even as the Obama administration braces for months of intensive international negotiations with Iran, it is also fighting to ensure that congressional actions do not torpedo the diplomatic […]
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—Negotiators from Iran and a group of six world powers worked Wednesday to close the remaining gaps in their long-sought effort to reach a framework agreement on curbing Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. The two sides missed their self-imposed midnight Tuesday deadline, but agreed to keep talking in a process that […]
With the new deadline reached today, House Speaker John Boehner arrived in Israel as he and a congressional delegation traveled there after stops to Jordan and Iraq Sunday and Monday. Boehner was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Iran nuclear negotiations are winding down. Boehner said without naming names, “Regardless of where in the Middle […]
In a greeting to Iranians marking the Persian new year, U.S. President Barack Obama told them this year represents the “best opportunity in decades” to pursue a different relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic. Iranians are celebrating Nowruz as a March 31 deadline approaches for reaching a framework agreement to limit Iran’s […]