by WorldTribune Staff, August 19, 2016 Russia has amassed 40,000 troops along with a number of tanks, armored vehicles and air force units in staging areas near the Ukraine border, the Pentagon said. Additionally, “large numbers of Russian military forces will conduct exercises in the coming days that Pentagon officials say could be used as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2016 The Obama administration’s conclusion that Iran’s construction of two new nuclear power plants fall within the terms of last year’s nuclear agreement is “downright dangerous,” Sen. Ted Cruz charged. A State Department official told the Washington Free Beacon that Iran “is allowed to move forward with this venture under […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2016 Three Republican congressmen who voted against Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers have been denied visas by Teheran. Calling their request to monitor the nuclear deal a “publicity stunt,” Iran on June 7 said it would not grant visas to Reps. Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey, Mike Pompeo of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2016 A bill filed by a pair of Republican lawamkers seeks to force the Obama administration to disclose if a $1.7 billion payment to Iran was “ransom” for the release of 10 U.S. sailors who were captured by the Iranian military. Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Sen. John […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Congress is investigating whether President Barack Obama secretly granted Iran extra concessions in exchange for signing the nuclear deal last year. House members say the president may have agreed to allow Teheran to resume intermediate ballistic missile launches and gain access to the U.S. economy as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration paid Iran $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds after three years of secret talks over legal claims Iran filed against the U.S. More payouts to Iran are likely in the future, according to a letter issued by the State Department and obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon. The administration confirmed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Congress is investigating the Obama administration’s $1.7 billion payment to Iran that many observers say was “ransom” for the release of five U.S. hostages. While the White House insists the payment to Iran was to settle a decades-old financial dispute, lawmakers have questioned the timing of the payment, which was made just […]
