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More than seven in 10 registered voters in each state said the U.S. should pursue a deal allowing Iran to enrich some uranium, according to the surveys by the non-partisan Program on Public Consultation (PPC).
[ More ]Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that a full accounting of Iran’s possible past atomic weapons research is not necessarily critical to reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran. His comments came amid concerns the Obama administration is backing down on demands that Iran resolve concerns about previous work as part of an agreement that would curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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The author argues that Saudi Arabia's threats that it will pursue a nuclear weapon following Iran are mere bluster from a country that "hasn’t even built a car."
[ More ]The author recounts the experience of U.S. diplomacy to reassure Western Germany during negotiations with the Soviets and argues that the model provides guidance for assuaging Saudi Arabia's concerns about warming U.S.-Iranian relations.
[ More ]The author dismisses recent threats from Gulf states that they would pursue nuclear weapons if the Iran deal passes, arguing that "one thing we do not need to worry about is a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. There is scant evidence that proliferation begets proliferation."
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One hundred and fifty House Democrats have now signed a letter expressing strong support for President Obama’s ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, I’ve learned, improving the chances that an eventual nuclear deal could survive the Congressional oversight process.
[ More ]A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows that 13 percent of Americans — and about one in five Republicans (21 percent) — want just that. The survey shows that this many Americans "prefer military intervention against Iran's nuclear program."
[ More ]In Iran, the debate over the nuclear deal is being encouraged by the hard-liners, whose goal appears to be to ensure that the negotiations bring about elite cohesion and maintain the internal credibility and stability of the regime.
[ More ]The authors report on recent research showing that in the past, pragmatic concessions to nascent nuclear states contributed more to nonproliferation than it detracted from it, and they conclude the same will likely be the case with the Iran deal.
[ More ]Even if Congress rejects his final Iranian nuclear deal, President Barack Obama could use his executive pen to offer Tehran a hefty portion of sanctions relief on his own.
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