Energy Secretary Moniz Downplays Disagreement Over Iran Deal
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has written an op-ed which downplays growing disagreements between the U.S. and Iran over the framework agreement announced nearly two weeks ago.
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has written an op-ed which downplays growing disagreements between the U.S. and Iran over the framework agreement announced nearly two weeks ago.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Congress placing any “conditions and terms” on a nuclear deal with Iran would “inappropriately interfere” with the president’s prerogatives to negotiate that deal. Kerry said, “We want a
President Obama downplayed Iran’s statements regarding the P5+1 as “not surprising,” and something done by their “own hardliners” before slamming GOP criticisms of the framework during a press conference in Panama City, Panama on Saturday. Regarding some of the comments
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared President Obama “is perfectly fine with a nuclear Iran” on Saturday’s “Larry Kudlow Show.” Cruz said, “Just in the past few weeks, a senior Iranian General has publicly said the destruction of Israel is ‘non-negotiable.’
US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman said that Iran “can do almost everything they want” under the P5 +1 framework on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” “I think there’s a
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) declared “I still am in favor of continued negotiations,” with Iran and that “keeping the door open, continuing conversations, is better than war” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” When asked if there was “any point” in
NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said the White House is “losing the PR battle” over the Iran framework in an interview set to broadcast on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I have a feeling they [the White House] feel
Friday on Fox New Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), author of “Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America’s Founding Document,” discussed the latest tweet from the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, which contradicted the Obama administration’s framework fact sheet
At a celebration of National Nuclear Technology Day, Iran’s president and the director of its nuclear program denied Iran has ever pursued nuclear weapons research. This is another area in which Iran’s understanding of the framework agreement seems to be at odds with explanations published by the U.S.
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, real estate mogul and business icon Donald Trump expounded upon his belief that America’s failure to properly negotiate a framework deal with Iran could very well lead to widespread nuclear proliferation and even further sectarian hostilities in the Middle East.
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh stated that President Obama “will do anything” to keep a deal with Iran alive because he cannot admit he made a mistake on Thursday. Rush in reaction to a piece from John Hayward about Iran’s Supreme
Iran’s Minister of Defense has rejected the claim that Iranian military would be open to inspections as part of the framework deal agreed to last week, a view seemingly at odds with the fact sheet published by the U.S. State Department.
Wednesday on PBS “NewsHour,” Secretary of State John Kerry articulated the administration’s new position on Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-TN) bill demanding Congress get a vote on the merits of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, in light of prominent Democrat
This week on 102.9 KARN , Little Rock, AR’s “The Doc Washburn Show,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was asked about the theology of the Iranian Ayatollahs who believe world chaos will start the “end of days,” which will bring a Shia messiah,
Former DCCC Chair Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) declared that Congress has a “constitutional responsibility” to vote on any Iran deal on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “If President Bush had proposed this deal, I would demand to the right to
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that President Obama’s negotiations with Iran would be a “terrible burden” from “the worst president we’ve ever had” on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “This [Iran] is the most–one of the most radical regimes in
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said that the White House has “taken the position” that “Congress shouldn’t be weighing in” on an Iran deal on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. When asked how the White House has reacted to his support
Carly Fiorina, prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Hewlett Packard, slammed President Obama with regard to his Iran deal and his generalized foreign policy on Tuesday in an interview with Fortune.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank said prominent Democrats like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) are now turning on President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal because of his unwillingness to work with Congress and
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “On the Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it was our “obligation” to demand the release of a Marine and other American citizens held in Iran before any final nuclear agreement is
Carly Fiorina declared President Obama “hopeless on negotiations” on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “President Obama’s perhaps gravest mistake is when he took a victory lap in the Rose Garden around this framework of a deal. Because what he has signaled
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Amb. Wendy Sherman, the lead US negotiator in the P5+1 talks with Iran, said that the amount of notice Iran gets before its nuclear sites are inspected hasn’t been determined yet on Tuesday’s
Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen Michael Flynn (Ret.) said the Iran deal is “carte blanche to become the hegemonic…dominant country in the Middle East for three decades of bad behavior” in an interview broadcast on Monday’s “Kelly File”
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “On the Record” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said while he would support Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) if he won the Republican nomination for president in 2016, he is concerned because Paul’s view of Iran is
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) stated that she has “many concerns” about the framework the US has reached with Iran on Monday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. “I’ve got many concerns, specifically about this agreement, and how it will effect what our
Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said, “There’s no way Congress will not weigh in,” referring to President Barack Obama’s nuclear program deal with Iran. Kaine said, “Look, Iran is not a friend. Iran right now is
Monday at the White House Press briefing, CNN’s Jim Acosta grilled press secretary Josh Earnest over his admission that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is claiming all sanctions will be lifted once a deal is in place in June, while
Monday on Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade And Friends,” FNC’s senior White House correspondent Ed Henry said President Barack Obama’s failure to follow through with his threat that Syria would be crossing a “red line” if Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad used chemical
During an interview with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, President Barack Obama said that his “absolute commitment” that if Israel were “attacked by any state, that we would stand by them” and that it “should be sufficient” for them
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Obama’s Secretary of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, said “hopefully” Iran will comply with terms of President Barack Obama’s proposed nuclear deal. Moniz said, “We have blocked all of these pathways to a bomb and we
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl said the indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who is a strong supporter of Israel and opposes President Barack Obama going ahead with an Iran nuclear deal without congressional approval,
Immediately after Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced that all sanctions that were previously imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran would be “terminated,” thousands of Iranians took to the streets to celebrate what they perceived to be a victory for the ages.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Mitchell asked Kerry about Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has publicly denounced the four-page framework put out by the White House. Mitchell asked Kerry about Zarif’s unwillingness to even do a joint
Friday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) said President Barack Obama’s Iranian nuclear program deal is a “mixed bag of tricks” that Congress has to decide if the United States is “better off with it or without it. Engel
Friday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown with José Díaz-Balart,” Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) argued since the Iranians are already “backing away from” the four pages put out yesterday by the White House, believing they would agree to a complex final deal with thousands of
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that Iran, a sponsor of terrorism against the U.S. and its allies, cannot be trusted to abide by the terms and conditions of a nuclear deal.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has come out in support of Thursday’s deal with Iran, but she also hedged her bets a bit, saying, “the devil is always in the details.”
Thursday from the White House Rose Garden, President Barack Obama made a statement on the framework of a potential deal for limiting the Iranian nuclear program reached by world leaders. In arguing the deal will make the world safer, Obama
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DL) said the fact the United States can’t even coordinate with Iran and the European Union on how to announce the proposed Iran deal means “the early indicators are not encouraging.”
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he has the unique perspective of bouncing between the Arab and Israel world and is stunned how they are united in opposition to a nuclear agreement