Iran’s nuclear program is vulnerable to both military attack and economic pressure, Middle East expert Lee Smith argued in an essay that appears in the current issue of The Weekly Standard. While Smith acknowledged that “you can’t bomb knowledge,” or, in other words, make Iranian nuclear scientists forget their technical...

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In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, the Senate unanimously passed a proposal put forward by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Thursday that would re-impose sanctions on Iran if Tehran was found to be in noncompliance with any nuclear agreement. The vote was 100-0. The nonbinding language is grounded in sections of the...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Switzerland early Thursday to begin a renewed round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as the two make a push for an outline agreement in advance of an agreed-upon March 31 deadline. This, after a day that saw Saudi and other forces launch an assault...

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The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency rejected the call of Director General Yukiya Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) for Iran to submit to snap inspections of its nuclear facilities, the Associated Press (AP) reported today. Iran’s nuclear spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Amano’s comments harm the delicate negotiations. “It...

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The deal currently being negotiated between Iran and the P5+1 powers is designed to leave Iran permanently one year away from obtaining a nuclear bomb. But a group of nuclear and geopolitical experts argued in an op-ed published Sunday in The Washington Post that one year is not enough time to respond to...

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The P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran adjourned for the weekend amid a growing rift between France and the United States over French insistence that no further concessions be made until Iran gives “a full explanation of evidence” of its past military nuclear research, The Guardian reported today. The sharpest split is between...

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Over 360 members of the House of Representatives, including majorities of both parties, signed a letter notifying the White House that Congress won’t enact permanent sanctions relief for Iran unless representatives are convinced that the terms of the nuclear deal being negotiated will “foreclose any pathway to a bomb.” According to...

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In an exclusive interview with The Tower’s Benjamin Kerstein, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren shared his concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, including his apprehension regarding the reported nuclear deal emerging from ongoing negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers. The full interview will appear in the...

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The belief that Iran could develop nuclear weapons under the auspices of a nuclear deal with the West has raised fears in the Arab world, leading many countries to build up their military arsenals. According to data released Sunday by IHS, a leading analyst of the global arms trade, Saudi Arabia has passed India to...

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In a historic address this morning before a joint session of Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu re-emphasized the strength of the America-Israel alliance, thanked President Barack Obama for the support he gives Israel, described the threat Iran poses to Israel, the United States, and the world, and made a...

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