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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to review the State Department's fiscal 2016 budget request. Kerry has implored skeptical senators not to criticize nuclear negotiations with Iran before a deal can be crafted, but he’s certain to get another round of questions about the sensitive talks from members of the House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kerry: U.S. looking into dissidents’ claims of new Iranian nuke cheating

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This image taken from Iranian state television shows footage of a missile fired at a mock U.S. aircraft carrier during large-scale naval and air defense drills by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, near the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. The drill, named Great Prophet 9, was the first to involve a replica of a U.S. carrier. Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, the spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, said they were monitoring the drills, but downplayed the simulated attack on the carrier, saying the U.S. military was &quot;not concerned about this exercise.&quot;(AP Photo/Iran state television via AP video) TV OUT

Iran’s Guard attacks mock U.S. carrier in drills near strait

By Ali Akbar Dareini - Associated Press

Saying "Iran will not get a nuclear weapon," Secretary of State John F. Kerry defended the Obama administration's negotiations with Iran. He testified that U.S. policy is to prevent such a scenario. (Associated Press)

John Kerry defends Obama Iran nuclear talks, fails to appease bipartisan critics

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a debate on a vote of confidence for his choice for the new minister of Science, Research and Technology, Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, in an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran running clandestine nuclear facility; group says it has proof

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, as he answered questions about IS. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House: Odds still iffy for nuclear deal with Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

US Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives at the hotel prior to a bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a new round of Nuclear Talks, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Iran nuclear deal closer with uranium enrichment increase provision

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israeli spy agency broke with Netanyahu on Iran threat — report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives at the hotel prior to a bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a new round of Nuclear Talks, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Phased Iran-U.S. nuclear deal taking shape

By Bradley Klapper and George Jahn - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to reporters prior to his meeting with Pakistan's Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan during the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. The White House is conveying a three-day summit to bring together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss steps the US and its partners can take to develop community-oriented approaches to counter extremist ideologies that radicalize, recruit and incite to violence. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Kerry: U.S. ready to walk away from Iran nuclear talks if ‘significant gaps’ don’t close soon

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An Iranian man holds a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally commemorating the 36th anniversary of Islamic Revolution under Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday with massive rallies, with many chanting against the U.S. and Israel as the country tries to reach a permanent deal with world powers over its contested nuclear program. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

IAEA: Iran withholding cooperation on nuclear disclosure

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, had previously co-authored legislation to tighten sanctions on Iran if there is no deal by the end of June, but he said Tuesday that he and other party leaders want to give the Obama administration until at least March 24 before throwing their weight behind the legislation — and they'll only support it if there's no agreement in place with Tehran by then. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats bow to Obama on Iran, pull support for immediate new sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Associated Press/File)

Ed Royce: Nukes talk with Iran at dead end

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Obama’s state of delusion

By Armstrong Williams

A Houthi Shiite fighter shows support for his comrades after seizing the capital in Sanaa, Yemen. President Obama has yet to reveal a response. (Associated Press)

Yemen coup shows Obama lacks Middle East terror strategy, critics say

By Guy Taylor and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Houthi Shiite fighter wearing an army uniform chants slogans during a demonstration to show support for his comrades in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Thousands of protesters demonstrated Friday across Yemen, some supporting the Shiite rebels who seized the capital and others demanding the country's south secede after the nation's president and Cabinet resigned. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen’s Shiite rebels growing in power amid Obama uncertainty on Iran, experts fear

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005 file photo, Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah leaves after special prayers for late King Fahd at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Turk bin Abdullah mosque. On early Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, Saudi state TV reported King Abdullah died at the age of 90. (AP Photo)

Saudi state TV reports: King Abdullah has died at 90

By AYA BATRAWY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2011 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio to make a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner has invited Netanyahu to address Congress about Iran. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John Boehner invites Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and an outspoken critic of Mr. Obama's foreign policy, said additional sanctions would reinforce rather than undermine the U.S. bargaining position with Iran. (Associated Press)

Republican senators vow more Iran sanctions despite Obama warnings

By S.A. Miller and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, pose for a photograph prior to a bilateral meeting of the closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, in this Nov. 23, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, Pool-File)

Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal

By George Jahn - Associated Press

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

U.N. rejects Iran’s latest nuke probe offer

By George Jahn - Associated Press