The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) otherwise known as the Iran nuclear agreement was signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, plus Germany as well as the European Union. The agreement is a comprehensive […]
The framework agreement the U.S. and its international partners reached with Iran that blocks Tehran’s pathways to building a nuclear bomb is barely a week old and yet the usual suspects have already denounced it as a “bad deal.” Sound Familiar? Of course, we all know how this played out in Iraq: no WMD, tens […]
Dear Republicans, Recently, while on the Senate floor, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed concern about the United States interfering with foreign negotiations. I believe he used the word “worrisome’ to describe State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki’s statement to reporters that when it comes to the U.S. policy towards Israel, “We’re currently evaluating our approach.” Worrisome? Huh? […]
Controversy continues to rage around Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) about the letter he penned to Iran in an attempt to undermine ongoing nuclear negotiations. In a move that should surprise no one by this time, Cotton led a group of 47 Republican senators who signed an open letter to the leaders of Iran warning that […]
President Barack Obama sat down with VICE founder Shane Smith to discuss a host of issues important to Americans from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock. The interview, conducted last Tuesday, was posted to VICE News on Monday, March 16. In a segment covering negotiations with Iran, Obama expressed his embarrassment […]