Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won a second term on Saturday, easily defeating his opponent in what was expected to be a close race. Rouhani won with 58.6% of the vote, according to state-run television, compared to 39.8% for his main competitor, conservative hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. Rouhani is from the moderate, reformist […]
The Iran nuclear deal went into effect Sunday. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action stated that Adoption Day would be 90 days after Finalization Day. Hence the deal starts October 18th. The countries which agreed with the deal include Iran, the United States, Germany, France, Britain, China and Russia, along […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to rail against the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday. He spoke to the United Nations General Assembly and blasted the member nations for their “utter silence” when it comes to Iran threatening the existence of Israel. He listed off various threats from over the years […]
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that he will support President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. The former Senate Majority Leader is the 27th Senate Democrat to support the deal. Reid’s office says that he will begin a whipping operation to get other Senate Democrats to support the deal. Currently, […]
After roughly two years of negotiations, a nuclear deal with Iran has been reached. The deal aims to curtail Iran’s nuclear program and prevent the country from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran has consistently said that their nuclear uses are only peaceful. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about the deal […]
