The Day After a Nuclear Deal
The White House worked hard to fence Iran off from the world. But in the wake of a nuclear deal, will the US end up fencing only itself off from Iran?
Iran might re-open for business soon, but don’t expect the Americans to be knocking on the door.
With the U.S. and Iranian negotiating parties expressing confidence in reaching a nuclear deal in the week ahead, the promise of a broad sanctions-easing on Tehran is inspiring hope among the business sector.
That hope, however, might not translate for U.S. companies, who stand to lose out in the race to Iran. Most observers expect the White House to retain large parts of the U.S. trade ban following a nuclear deal. That will prevent U.S. companies from engaging in any significant trade with or investment in Iran.
Iran Nuclear Deal Could Spell End of the War That Never Was
In less than a week, the outcome of the nuclear talks with Iran will be clear. According to one P5+1 diplomat, the possibilities — ranging from most to least likely — are an extension of the talks, a comprehensive agreement, or an agreement in principle.
NIAC Urges President Obama to Establish U.S.-Iran Banking Channel
With a potential nuclear deal only weeks away, the National Iranian American Council is urging that a direct banking channel be established between the U.S. and Iran.
Pen-Palling With the Ayatollah
Only ideologues and the ignorant don’t understand that Obama’s letter to Khamenei is just pragmatic politics. If wearing a tan suit at a press conference is enough to bring on a deluge of criticism , President Barack Obama probably shouldn’t be surprised that sending a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made some heads spin. That’s […]
Can Obama and the Republican Congress Seal an Iran Nuclear Deal?
With the Republicans gaining control of both houses of the U.S. Congress, polarization and partisan gridlock are likely to continue to grip Washington. The grim political outlook has already cast a shadow over nuclear negotiations with Iran, where a diplomatic breakthrough remains within reach as the parties near a November 24 deadline for a comprehensive […]
Rep. Doggett Urges Congress: Give Diplomacy A Chance
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), took to the House floor this week to speak out against provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 that would disrupt nuclear negotiations involving the United States and Iran
Legal Loggerheads: Long Road Ahead to Lifting Sanctions
We’ll soon find out whether the decade-old nuclear dispute with Iran can be resolved diplomatically, as the parties return to Vienna next month to hammer out a comprehensive agreement. So far, negotiations have been deftly handled by both US and Iranian negotiators – the positive atmosphere, so critical to staving off domestic opposition, having been maintained […]
Why We Must Give Iran Nuclear Deal A Chance
The United States could be on the verge of securing a historic agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, one that verifiably limits it and opens the door to further cooperation between the two countries. Yet with a diplomatic victory on the horizon, the rhetoric of those who have long opposed any diplomatic resolution is reaching dizzying heights of disingenuousness.
40 Organizations Urge Congress to Support Diplomacy, Uphold Iran Deal
Forty national organizations have sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging that Congress uphold the preliminary nuclear agreement between the P5+1 and Iran and support negotiations towards a final deal.
Sen. Rockefeller Supports Deal, Opposes New Sanctions
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), a senior Democrat and the former Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, delivered a strong defense of the nuclear deal with Iran on the floor of the Senate this afternoon while warning that new sanctions would jeopardize the deal. According to Sen. Rockefeller, “The question is how – not whether – […]
Iran Prepared to Exchange Uranium on its Soil
AP reports: “Iran said Tuesday it was ready to exchange its low enriched uranium with a higher enriched material, but only on its own soil, to guarantee the West follows through with promises to give the fuel” This position is being taken as Iran’s “official” response to the IAEA-brokered nuclear proposal born of talks among […]
“The foreign policy apparatus in Iran has frozen”
“‘The foreign policy apparatus in Iran has frozen,” IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei has told the New York Times. ElBaradei’s comments come in light of Iran’s apparent unwillingness or even inability to accept the deal that their own diplomats negotiated with the P5+1 and the IAEA. While the talks were successful in getting the IAEA […]