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Iran threatens to take US to tribunal over terror payout ruling

(CNSNews.com) – Iran says it will take the United States to the International Court of Justice if almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds are used to pay out the families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terror attacks, following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said

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National security expert: Obama gave Iran better nuke deal than US allies got

(CNSNews.com) — The terms of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran are "much better" than those granted to some of the United States' own allies, says a national security expert at the Heritage Foundation. "For more than five decades, the U.S. refused

Immigration

Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do more

HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up "momentum" in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists. He pressed European allies to match the U.S.

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US buys Iranian reactor water under nuke deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is buying 32 metric tons of Iranian heavy water, a key component for one kind of nuclear reactor, to help Iran meet the terms of last year's landmark nuclear deal under which it agreed to curb its atomic program in exchange for billions

terrorism

High Court clears claims against Iran over ’83 Beirut bombing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and other attacks linked to Iran to collect nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds. The court's 6-2 ruling directly affects more than 1,300 relatives

Syria

Kerry, in Bahrain, mentions possibility of ‘new arrangement’ with Iran

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry appealed to Iran on Thursday to work constructively to help end the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, holding out the prospect of some form of new regional security "arrangement" should Tehran choose to cooperate. In separate appearances in Manama with his

GOP

GOP senators seek to block proposal on Iran dollar rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators opposed to the Iran nuclear deal are trying to block an Obama administration proposal that would ease rules on using U.S. dollars in trade transactions with Iran. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mark Kirk of Illinois introduced legislation on Wednesday that would bar the

Iraq

There’s a new way to measure global freedom

Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote, "He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is made to be a slave." Tocqueville's observation about the French Revolution sets the tone for the Human Freedom Index (HFI), a new report that offers a comprehensive measure of