“He’s got American blood on his hands,” Sen. John Cornyn told the Daily Beast. “I’m not sympathetic to lifting sanctions on him, that’s for sure.” But, sure enough, the Iran nuke deal lift personal sanctions against Qasem Soleimani, a notorious Iranian general who US officials believe has plotted terror attacks against the United States. NYT: […]

After 20 months of negotiations made more intense in the last few weeks, Iran and six world powers agreed to a nuclear deal Tuesday. In exchange for lifting sanctions, Iran has agreed to significant limits on nuclear production, reports the New York Times.  Politico: Full Text of the Iran Deal ABC: Netanyahu Vows to Block […]

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