Kerry and Senate Chairman Spar Over Iran Talks
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez and Secretary of State John Kerry held a heated exchange over what will be achieved in a final nuclear deal with Iran.
In Vienna, U.S. and Iran Inch Toward a Better Future
While we are not yet in the clear, we are most certainly in uncharted waters. Successful nuclear diplomacy in Geneva strengthened relationships between all relevant parties and provided valuable insights into their perspectives. Looking ahead, four big picture issues will go a long way toward making or breaking the peace.
Two Left Feet: Can Washington Dance with Tehran While They’re Listening to Different Music?
If President Barack Obama’s administration sought to prove that successful nuclear diplomacy with Tehran would not improve U.S.-Iranian relations in other areas, the recent diplomatic fiasco over Syria marks a job well done.
Mirrored Politics and the Iran Deal
Both were never given a chance to win in the face of other establishment candidates, both were catapulted by the youth vote, both were welcomed to an economy in tatters, both were replacing presidents that were unpopular at home and abroad, and perhaps most importantly, both gave their respective populations an unprecedented sense of hope.
NIAC Members Thank Feinstein, Kerry, and Obama for Supporting U.S.-Iran Diplomacy
NIAC members in the Bay Area delivered a thank you card signed by over 2,000 people to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) San Francisco office last week in an impressive showing of support for diplomacy.
Lawmakers Speak in Favor of Iran Diplomacy, Oppose Sanctions
During a busy week on Capitol Hill, key lawmakers both in the House and Senate spoke on the floor in support of the nuclear deal with Iran and in opposition to new sanctions.
Congress Sees the Light After Busy Week on Iran
Plans to pass a resolution in the House opposing the interim Iran nuclear deal and calling for new sanctions have been defeated. Further, plans to force a vote on new sanctions in the Senate next week appear increasingly unlikely, with key lawmakers rallying in opposition.
Two Myths that Could Sink the Nuclear Deal with Iran
In Washington, the interim agreement is already being dragged into the absurd political food fight between Democrats and Republicans, and Obama and Congress. Those who would prefer a war to a diplomatic solution are more than happy to exploit these divisions and have put forward two key myths aimed at killing a final deal.
NIAC Applauds U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement
Diplomacy has delivered the U.S. and Iran from the brink of a disastrous war and placed the two countries at the beginning of a brighter, more sustainable path forward.
Historic U.S.-Iran Deal Halts the Slide to War
With the deal that was signed in the early morning hours in Geneva on Sunday, the two sides managed to change course from the path to a disastrous war and put us on a road that ends with concrete assurance that Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons.
Iranian Americans Unite in Opposition to Sanctions
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Pars Equality Center, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, National Iranian American Council, and United for Iran sent a letter to Senate leaders today calling for a halt to new Iran sanctions.
Tide Turns Towards Diplomacy as Key Senators Oppose New Iran Sanctions
President Obama and the White House have been engaged in a battle in the Senate to block the chamber from passing new sanctions that could derail ongoing negotiations with Iran. The White House has been clear: new sanctions could kill the talks and put the U.S. on a “path to war.”