The breakthrough was reached as world leaders try to negotiate the return of both Iran and the U.S. to an international agreement designed to limit Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program.
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Commentary: In the nuclear face-off with Iran, Biden just blinked
Washington’s offer of some sanctions relief for Tehran’s nuclear program is an empty gesture that betrays weakness.
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Jim Fossel: Joe Biden falls short on promise of unity
As a candidate, he claimed to be able to bring people together, but as a president, he has not delivered.
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Commentary: Trump’s failed Iran gamble was still worth it
The former president’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal is not necessarily an open-and-shut case of foreign policy malpractice.
Posted inNation & World
Iran marks anniversary of 1979 takeover of U.S. Embassy
Thousands of Iranians gather on the streets of Tehran, chanting ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’ and burning the flags of both nations.
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Commentary: Some bad signs for America in a new way of war
The United States is responding with acquiescence to the aggression offered or promised by Russia, China, Afghanistan and Iran.
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U.S. troops in Syria are attacked after airstrikes on militias
There is no indication that Sunday’s attacks by the U.S. were meant as the start of a wider, sustained U.S. air campaign in the border region.
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U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation
It’s not the first time that the U.S. has seized domain names of sites it accuses of spreading propaganda.
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Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden
During a news conference, Ebrahim Raisi said Iran’s ballistic missile program is ‘non-negotiable.’
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Another View: Biden should aim for a treaty, not a deal, with Iran
Insulating an important agreement from presidential whim benefits everyone.