Iran International congressional reporter
Arash Aalaei is Congressional reporter at Iran International bureau in Washington DC.
Iran must agree to cease uranium enrichment in any nuclear deal and the US congress could move to enshrine such an agreement in a treaty should US President Trump wish, Republican senators told Iran International.
US President Donald Trump should clarify the objectives of his initiative to hold direct negotiations with Iran, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy told Iran International on Tuesday, questioning the veracity of the president's assertions.
Two Republican senators told Iran International on Thursday that Washington must deploy economic pressure to cripple it Mideast adversary the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged a tougher line on Washington's Mideast adversary Tehran and outlined plans for new legislation targeting the Islamic Republic as tensions have soared in recent days.
An ongoing US military campaign must defeat Houthi fighters in Yemen to prove Washington's resolve to their Iranian backers, US Senator John Hoeven told Iran International.
US Senator Lindsey Graham said Washington was not interested in negotiating with Tehran anyway after Iran said it would not hold talks as long as President Donald Trump's so-called maximum pressure campaign remains in place.
Iran's Supreme Leader is unwise to dismiss nuclear talks with the United States and President Donald Trump will bring a muscular approach to confronting its Mideast foe, two US senators told Iran International on Tuesday.
In a press conference that few saw coming, US president Donald Trump stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce a jaw-dropping plan to take over and rebuild Gaza.
President Donald Trump’s executive order last Monday to freeze all foreign aid funding has split US senators, some of whom see a welcome return to fiscal discipline and others see a threat to critical foreign policy priorities.
The new CIA director John Ratcliffe is a vocal proponent of a firm stance against Iran who has called on Washington to follow Israel’s lead in dealing with Tehran.
The incoming administration of Donald Trump has revealed little about their policy toward Iran, with many in Washington debating the next moves on sanctions, the nuclear issue, and Tehran's broader role in global stability.
As Iran inches closer to military grade uranium enrichment, the question is what the Biden administration can actually do to reverse that?
Two years into Joe Biden's presidency, the White House is struggling to keep up with a long list of global crises, including growing frustration over the Iran.
“You told me something I didn’t know about,” said Senator Todd Young (R) as he was jogging towards the US Senate building last month.
