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Iran nuclear deal now backed by 31 senators

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, said on Sunday he would support the nuclear deal ...

Aug 30, 2015 06:29 PM EDT

Britain says Iran sanctions could be lifted next spring

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he expected sanctions on Iran could start to...

Aug 24, 2015 07:53 AM EDT

Britain reopens embassy in Iran ransacked in 2011

Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran ha...

Aug 23, 2015 07:12 AM EDT

IAEA says report Iran to inspect own military site is 'misrepresentation'

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Thursday rejected as "a misrepresentation" suggestions Iran would...

Aug 20, 2015 06:47 PM EDT

Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul

Iraq's former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary repo...

Aug 18, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

Iran still closed to U.S. influence after nuclear deal: Khamenei

Iran will remain closed to U.S. influence and continue to oppose U.S. policies in the Middle East af...

Aug 17, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

Iranian-Americans forge a rare bond to support nuclear deal

On the day U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a historic nuclear agreement last month, Hadi Partov...

Aug 13, 2015 03:50 AM EDT

Blows for Obama as key lawmakers come out against Iran deal

U.S. President Barack Obama's hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers wer...

Aug 07, 2015 01:40 AM EDT

Russia says no common approach yet with U.S. on fighting Islamic State

Russia and the United States have not been able to agree on a common approach to fighting Islamic St...

Aug 06, 2015 01:42 AM EDT

Kerry to meet Russia's Lavrov in Malaysia on Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet for a second time in three days on Wednesday with Russi...

Aug 05, 2015 03:36 AM EDT

House to vote on Iran deal disapproval resolution

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote on whether to reject the nuclear agreemen...

Aug 04, 2015 08:52 PM EDT

U.S. Democrats see 'fire wall' holding to preserve Iran deal

U.S. backers of the Iran nuclear deal are increasingly confident of enough Democratic support to ens...

Aug 02, 2015 08:37 PM EDT

Saudi Arabian king leaves France after holiday controversy

Saudi Arabian King Salman left the south of France for Morocco on Sunday, cutting short a planned th...

Aug 02, 2015 08:28 PM EDT

Bahrain sees 'foreign' link in attack, Iran denies role

Bahraini authorities have arrested several people in connection with Tuesday's deadly bombing and su...

Jul 29, 2015 07:10 AM EDT

Obama says yet to hear good argument against Iran nuclear deal

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said he was yet to hear a strong factual argument against a nu...

Jul 27, 2015 08:56 AM EDT

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