BREAKING NEWS

Obama's plea for Iran sanctions delay irks US lawmakers

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 14, 2013 02:55

Senior US lawmakers expressed sharp frustration with the Obama administration's call to delay new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, underscoring the difficult sales job the Democratic president has as he pursues a rapprochement with Tehran.

Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and other top officials visited Capitol Hill to warn senators that implementing the new measures could scuttle delicate talks between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program.

"The risk is that if Congress were to unilaterally move to raise sanctions it could break faith in those negotiations and actually stop them and break them apart," Kerry told reporters before the closed-door briefing.

But some key lawmakers said after the meeting that they had not been convinced.

US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development

By REUTERS

04/18/2024 06:58 PM

Sirens sounded in Western Galilee, IDF says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/18/2024 06:47 PM

Earthquake jolts Turkish province of Tokat, AFAD says

By REUTERS

04/18/2024 06:41 PM

UN Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian UN membership

By REUTERS