
The nuclear talks with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, dissolved into a confusing mess as the Tuesday deadline passed, with everyone simultaneously saying they agree on everything important while still unable to come to an agreement.
by John Hayward1 Apr 2015, 9:05 PM PST0

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) said the US is negotiating with Iran “from a position of weakness” and “desperate” “to get any kind of deal” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “We’re negotiating from a position of weakness. It’s
by Ian Hanchett1 Apr 2015, 8:51 PM PST0

Columnist Pat Buchanan said that he was “not scared” of Iran and downplayed Iran’s threat on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Buchanan cited past threats made by Iran against Israel, and declared “Ahmadinejad was in power for eight
by Ian Hanchett1 Apr 2015, 8:50 PM PST0

A federal judge in Washington held the Iranian government liable for the USS Cole bombing in Yemen in 2000, along with the government of Sudan. The judge awarded $75 million in damages to the family of Kevin Shawn Rux, one of the 17 sailors who was killed in the attack.
by John Hayward1 Apr 2015, 3:53 PM PST0

Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said the Obama administration can not negotiate from a position of strength in the Iran nuke talks because both our allies and enemies in the Middle East
by Pam Key1 Apr 2015, 3:52 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama released U.S. military aid to Egypt that had been suspended since the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was ousted from Egypt’s presidency in 2013, the White House announced.
by Edwin Mora1 Apr 2015, 3:05 PM PST0

Christians in the Egyptian village of Al Our are looking to build a new church in honor of the Coptic Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya, a mass-murder outrage captured in a viral video circulated by the Islamic State. 13 of the 21 Christians slaughtered in the video hailed from Al Our; they had gone to Libya in search of employment. A church in their hometown would seem like a fine way to remember them.
by John Hayward1 Apr 2015, 2:39 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that he did not want to set a “definitive” ending date for talks with Iran and that the White House is unlikely to “arbitrarily end the talks that are productive,” while maintaining the
by Ian Hanchett1 Apr 2015, 2:29 PM PST0

Turkish authorities neutralized a woman who was reportedly armed with guns and hand grenades as she and a male accomplice attempted to attack the Istanbul Police Headquarters on Wednesday, Ankara officials have revealed.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Apr 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said President Obama “backed off another red line” by allowing negotiations with Iran to continue on Wednesday. “On the Iranian nuke negotiation, in case nobody’s noticed, and nobody in the media has, Obama just backed
by Ian Hanchett1 Apr 2015, 12:17 PM PST0

Former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman Howard Dean said that the US is too avid to make a deal with Iran should “step away from the table” on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. After host Joe Scarborough stated “I think
by Ian Hanchett1 Apr 2015, 11:41 AM PST0

Wednesday, in a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is time for the international community to stand its ground and demand a better deal with Iran. Netanyahu said the current deal the Obama administration is negotiating is giving, “Iran’s
by Pam Key1 Apr 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

A renowned Turkish prosecutor and two Marxist gunmen have been killed after the left-wing terrorists took him hostage amid a countrywide blackout.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Apr 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin received massive blacklash from countries at the Arab summit when he submitted a letter that stated he could not “express support for the Middle East.” The leaders at the summit accused Putin of hypocrisy since he is a known ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
by Mary Chastain31 Mar 2015, 9:44 PM PST0

Trita Parsi, the founder and president of the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC)–an alleged pro-Iranian regime lobbying group–has been spotted in Switzerland engaging in conversation with the Ayatollah’s delegation.
by Jordan Schachtel31 Mar 2015, 8:46 PM PST0

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” former Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT), also formerly the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, compared President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to Kenya stirring up birthers to Republicans seeking answers about the events surrounding the
by Pam Key31 Mar 2015, 8:13 PM PST0

It is one thing to shrink from the fight. It is one thing to melt in terror over the unimaginable savagery of the tactics of Islamic radicals. It is one thing to become so paralyzed with fear that your knees buckle and you collapse into the bloody folds of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s skirts.
by Charles Hurt31 Mar 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

The White House released a list of its high-ranking officials who took part in a video conference with President Obama late Tuesday. Among them appears Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, who apparently has formerly worked for the National Iranian-American Council.
by Jordan Schachtel31 Mar 2015, 7:34 PM PST0

Hamid Baeidinejad, the Iranian foreign ministry’s director general for political and international security affairs, told Iran’s state-controlled Press TV on Tuesday that the issue of sanctions against the Ayatollah’s regime has been “resolved.”
by Jordan Schachtel31 Mar 2015, 6:54 PM PST0

After a marathon negotiating session that stretched into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, April 1–hours after the official deadline–the parties gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland reached a tentative deal on Iran’s nuclear program.
by Joel B. Pollak31 Mar 2015, 5:44 PM PST0

Islamic State jihadists have released photos on social media of their counterparts in Syria destroying a cemetery by hammering tombs to the ground. The group claims to object to tombs as wrongful worship of the dead, though much of the material was also taken away to use as construction materials.
by Frances Martel31 Mar 2015, 5:07 PM PST0

On Feb. 9, 2015, in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Barack Obama said it would not be useful to extend the Iran nuclear deal talks past the March 31 deadline, as the administration did today.
by Pam Key31 Mar 2015, 2:57 PM PST0

What are the reasons behind America’s reportedly clear decision to “negotiate on Iran’s behalf” and convince the P5+1 countries to finalize a deal during the drawn-out nuclear talks? Defected Iranian journalist Amir Hossein Motaghi, who revealed the stunning admission during a
by Adelle Nazarian31 Mar 2015, 2:22 PM PST0

Diplomats meeting Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland to hammer out the framework agreement for a deal on Iran’s nuclear program missed their deadline of March 31, and resolved to continue their negotiations for an additional day, expecting to complete an agreement on April 1st, otherwise known as April Fool’s Day.
by Joel B. Pollak31 Mar 2015, 12:59 PM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported Israel and Arab states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan were finding “common cause” in “their opposition to US policy” towards Iran on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live.” “Israel, however, and several countries across
by Ian Hanchett31 Mar 2015, 12:05 PM PST0