The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week voted to advance bipartisan legislation designed to boost U.S.-Israeli energy cooperation on topics: If the bill goes on to pass on the Senate floor, it will encourage continued engagement among the countries’ government agencies, the bill suggests jointly honing regulatory best...

Journalists and analysts yesterday scrambled to clarify the details of Senate legislation – first leaked Wednesday night but formally introduced only mid-Thursday – that would heighten sanctions on Iran if it violated the terms of the recently signed Joint Plan of Action (JPA) during an upcoming six month negotiation period,...

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published comments made by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in which the Paris official expressed skepticism that Iran is willing to verifiably dismantle its nuclear program. “We have to implement honestly the first phase,” Mr. Fabius said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “Then my...

National Journal reported this evening on statements emerging from the Senate regarding efforts by a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce new legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran should Tehran refuse, at the end of an upcoming six month negotiation period, to commit to sufficiently dismantling its atomic program...

Palestinian media outlet Ma’an reported yesterday that Hamas is close to creating a single Palestinian government with its rival Fatah faction, laying the groundwork for upcoming West Bank and Gaza Strip elections that would see a unified leadership elected to govern both territories. Hamas has officially notified Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the...

National Journal last night reported that progress is being made on advancing bipartisan Senate legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran if the Islamic republic fails to dismantle its nuclear program during an upcoming negotiation period. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the lead Republican working on a bipartisan Iran sanctions bill, told reporters...