Nuclear Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Monday, April 30 2018. Netanyahu says his government has obtained "half a ton" of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program. Calling it a "great intelligence achievement," Netanyahu said Monday that the documents show that Iran lied about its nuclear ambitions before signing a 2015 deal with world powers.

National Security

Israel warns that Iran could be preparing a military strike

Travis J. Tritten · May 8, 2018 7:25 pm

National security adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States' military response to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7.

National Security

John Bolton says Iran deal decision isn’t prelude to US invasion

Steven Nelson · May 8, 2018 7:25 pm

"We share concerns about Iran's ballistic missile program and regional activities that also affect our European security interests," British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a joint statement. (AP)

National Security

UK, France, Germany: We’re not leaving the Iran deal

Joel Gehrke · May 8, 2018 7:18 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the media as leaves the presidential palace after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus' president Nikos Anastasiades in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Cyprus hosted the Israeli Prime Minister and Greek Prime Minister in another trilateral meeting between the three leaders aimed at forging closer relations and cooperation on fields including energy, security, the environment, business and tourism.

Benjamin Netanyahu ‘fully supports’ US withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

Katelyn Caralle · May 8, 2018 7:04 pm

From left, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accompanied by his wife Susan, gets a thumbs up from President Donald Trump, after being ceremonially sworn in at the State Department, Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Washington.

Trump: Mike Pompeo landing in North Korea as Iran nuclear deal is nixed

Steven Nelson · May 8, 2018 7:02 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

GOP cheers Iran nuclear deal pullout, Democrats warn of threat to world peace

Susan Ferrechio · May 8, 2018 6:40 pm

Approximately 52 percent of voters told PPP they trust Obama compared to 45 percent for Trump. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s Iran deal was written on water and Trump just drowned it

Philip Klein · May 8, 2018 6:39 pm

President Trump arrives to deliver a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

National Security

Trump withdraws from Iran deal, reimposes ‘highest level’ of sanctions

Gabby Morrongiello and Joel Gehrke · May 8, 2018 6:23 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei loom over the debate over military action in Syria.

National Security

Russia willing to negotiate new Iran deal with Europeans

Joel Gehrke · May 8, 2018 4:42 pm

President Trump speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured left) at a meeting.

Trump tells France’s Emmanuel Macron US will pull out of Iran deal: Report

Melissa Quinn · May 8, 2018 3:55 pm

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with officials and industrialists, at a petroleum conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Iran's president on Tuesday warned the country could face "some problems" ahead of President Donald Trump's decision on whether to pull out of its nuclear deal with world powers.

Hassan Rouhani: ‘We will pass through this’ if Trump leaves deal

Katelyn Caralle · May 8, 2018 2:43 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated his warning against a U.S. pullout from the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as meetings between President Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron got underway in Washington.

Trump’s action on Iran nuclear deal could cost banks billions

Joe Williams · May 8, 2018 2:34 pm