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MONICA CROWLEY: Obama, Hillary Clinton begging for Iran deal

By Monica Crowley

Secretary of State John F. Kerry (second from left) and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (left) take a walk during a break in talks on Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland. The U.S. and five allies have been meeting with Iranian negotiators for days in a last-ditch try to hammer out the blueprint for a final deal by the end of June. (Associated Press)

Iran talks in overtime as nuclear deal proves elusive

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waits with others before a meeting with Britain, Russia, China, France, Germany, European Union and Iranian officials at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland Monday, March 30, 2015, during Iran nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Iran nuclear talks at crunch time; differences remain

By George Jahn and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures as he takes a break from the latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland. "We are working late into the night and obviously into tomorrow," Mr. Kerry said. "Everyone knows the meaning of tomorrow." (Associated Press)

Obama lost leverage in Iran nuclear talks by easing sanctions, critics say

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Trust but verify illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

KEN ALLARD: Iran’s history of non-cooperation troubles any deal

By Ken Allard

Arab heads of state meet as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, seen on screen, speaks, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Embattled Yemeni President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi called Shiite rebels who forced him to flee the country "stooges of Iran," directly blaming the Islamic republic for the chaos there and demanding that airstrikes against rebel positions continue until they surrender. Saudi King Salman has vowed that the military intervention in Yemen will not stop until the country is stable. (Associated Press)

Arab League to forge NATO-like military alliance of Sunni powers

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, leaves a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other U.S. officials at a hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, in this March 26, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Iran may run centrifuges at fortified site

By George Jahn and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A Houthi Shiite fighter stands guard as people search for survivors under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa airport in Yemen, Thursday. Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting military installations in Yemen held by Shiite rebels. (Associated Press)

Yemen crisis threatens Obama Iran nuclear talks, further clouds Middle East policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to dial back his pre-election rhetoric, telling an audience in Jerusalem that he is aware that his comments had "hurt some citizens of Israel" and that he was "sorry." In urging his supporters to get out and vote, he had said Arabs were voting in "droves" in an effort to oust him from office. (Associated Press)

Obama downplays Iran ‘death to America’ remarks, toes hard line on Benjamin Netanyahu

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on Iran's obtaining a nuclear weapon by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

GEORGE WHITTMAN: The coming Iranian bomb

By George H. Wittman

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is also a member of the Assembly of Experts, arrives to attend a biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Iran's most influential clerical body charged with choosing or dismissing the nation's supreme leader has elected a hard-line ayatollah as its new chairman, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. IRNA said Mohammad Yazdi, the deputy chairman of the 86-member Assembly of Experts, got 47 votes in his favor from among 73 clerics who attended the session. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Obama clinging to ‘preposterous argument’ with Iran: Rep. Brad Sherman

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at The City Club of Cleveland, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Cleveland. Obama visited Cleveland, in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio, delivering a speech focusing on middle-class economics and to draw contrasts with Republicans over federal spending. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Obama urges Iran to accept ‘historic’ nuke deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a terrestrial globe, with Russian territory colored pink, seemingly including Crimea, presented to him as a gift during his meeting with participants in the youth educational forum at the Seliger youth camp near Lake Seliger, Russia, in this August 2014 file photo. As world leaders gather at the U.N., during the week of Sept. 22, 2014, the U.S. and its European allies are consumed by efforts to blunt the savage advance of the Islamic State group, to end the raging Ebola epidemic and to make progress in nuclear negotiations with Iran. That’s likely just fine with Putin, since these issues distract from Russia’s presence in neighboring Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Mikhail Klimentyev, Pool, File)

KIM HOLMES: Russia’s, Obama’s endgame in Iran nuclear talks

By Kim R. Holmes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani briefs media prior to departing Mehrabad airport to attend the United Nations General Assembly, in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani said Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, that ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers are a matter of "heart," not just centrifuges ahead of talks next week in Geneva. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

MORTON KLEIN AND DANIEL MANDEL: Without Senate approval, next president can void Iran deal

By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks while meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German foreign minister, hits GOP letter to Iran on nuke talks

By Jonathan Soch - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, then-Sen.-elect Tom Cotton, R-Ark., waves at his election watch party in North Little Rock, Ark., after defeating incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor. Forty-seven Republican senators warned Monday that any agreement the Obama administration strikes with Iran to limit Tehran's nuclear program may be short-lived unless Congress approves the deal. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Tom Cotton: Joe Biden has been wrong on foreign policy, national security for decades

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, discusses seating arrangements for a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a new round of nuclear negotiations on Monday, March 2, 2015, in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama admin. blasts GOP letter to Iran, says Republicans want ‘war’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In their letter to Iranian leaders, 47 Senate Republicans, led by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, told Tehran that any nuclear deal that isn't submitted to Congress — as now seems likely — would not last into the next administration and would not represent the kind of historic, lasting agreement President Obama envisions. (Associated Press)

Senate Republicans’ letter to Iran draws furious response from White House, Democrats

By David Sherfinski and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Leading the way: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attended a meeting with environmental officials and activists at his residence in Tehran on Sunday. Iran's supreme leader holds a deep mistrust of America. (Associated Press)

Iran using Obama sanctions relief to undermine U.S. interests in Middle East, senator says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Radio host and columnist Armstrong Williams. (Image courtesy of New Chapter Publisher)

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: When it comes to Iran and Israel, Obama is way off target

By Armstrong Williams