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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laughs during a press conference with his Spanish counterpart Manuel Garcia Margallo in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, says nation seeks ‘good relations’ with neighbors

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listened as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during their news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2015. The leaders discussed Europe's economy, a pending trade pact between the U.S. and Europe, climate change and energy security.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama downplays timing of Iran nuke sanctions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a ceremony to commemorate the late Khadijeh Saghafi, wife of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani has dismissed pressure from the U.S. Congress over a preliminary deal on Iran's nuclear program, saying that Tehran is dealing with world powers not American lawmakers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

CLARE LOPEZ: How the Iran lobby sidetracked the nuclear talks: part 2

By Clare Lopez

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Inside the Ring: Russia Cold War posture resumes with Pacific military activity

By Bill Gertz

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama Iran nuclear deal a tough sell to Tehran’s hard-liners

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israeli officials said the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the missile system sale was a clear sign that Tehran is already cashing in on a tentative nuclear deal with world powers, a deal that includes an easing of sanctions on the Iranian economy and faces a deadline of the end of June for a final deal. (Associated Press)

Russia shields Iran from airstrikes, puts Obama nuclear deal in political peril

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Associated Press)

Iran sanctions relief has Russia, China, Turkey lining up to cash in

By Chris White - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks in this April 2, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Obama’s dangerous wordplay on Iran deal

By Armstrong Williams

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took issues with key points on the framework of a nuclear deal including sanction relief and inspector access. (Associated Press)

Ali Khamenei’s doubts place cloud over Iran deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry talked with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister of foreign affairs, during a meeting of Persian Gulf delegates in March. Oman helped kick-start secret nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in 2013. (Associated Press)

Oman suited for Middle East peacemaker role amid rising tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a news briefing at the Saadabad palace in Tehran in this Friday, April 3, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Hassan Rouhani of Iran warns: Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen a ‘mistake’

By Nasser Karimi and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks in this April 2, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

‘The deal’s not done’ — key questions remain in Iran deal, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a meeting on Internet startups in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on March 27, 2015. (Associated Press/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Obama should worry about Vladimir Putin’s legacy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech in a public gathering in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

PETER MORICI: Economics makes Iranian nuclear deal unenforceable

By Peter Morici

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped short of explicitly calling on Congress to stop the deal in its tracks, but he did make clear that, in his opinion, the agreement in its current form endangers Israel and guarantees that Iran will remain a destructive force in the Middle East. (Associated Press)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Republicans take aim at Obama Iran nuclear deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes statements during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Debbie Hill, Pool)

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel Cabinet strongly opposes Iran nuclear deal

Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Boston. The $79 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate dedication is a politically star-studded event attended by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and past and present senators of both parties. It sits next to the presidential library of Kennedy’s brother, John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama takes victory lap on ‘historic’ nuclear deal with Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Negotiators: Secretary of State John F. Kerry grabbed British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond for a chat before a press conference Thursday announcing a long-awaited framework for Iranian nuclear activity. Also attending were Federica Mogherini of the European Union and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Associated Press)

Obama, allies hail Iran nuclear deal as critics slam concessions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, walks through a courtyard at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of talks, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program appeared headed for double overtime on Wednesday, beset by competing claims after diplomats abandoned a March 31 deadline for the outline of a deal and agreed to press on. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Iran, U.S. allies strike agreement on nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks outside the hotel during a break after a bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a new round of Nuclear Talks with Iran, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Jean-Christophe Bott)

Iran says U.S. and allies lack ‘political will’ for final nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times