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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Marie Harf

US Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye, bottom left, US Energy Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Palais Coburg Hotel in Vienna, Austria, in the early morning hours of July 14, 2015. (US State Department)
July 14, 2015, 9:59 am
Iran and world powers said to clinch landmark nuclear agreement
Diplomats from Iran and West say long-sought pact finally reached, official announcement expected in coming hours following ‘final meeting’
By Joshua Davidovich, AP and AFP
A worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, on October 26, 2010. (AP/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File)
June 12, 2015, 1:45 am
World powers would accept Iran deal without answers on past arms activity
Officials say clarifications on military dimension of Tehran’s nuclear program won’t be possible by June 30 deadline
By Bradley Klapper
Illustrative: North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, in 2012. (AP/KCNA, File)
April 24, 2015, 4:32 am
Iran nuke deal won’t repeat mistakes of North Korea, US vows
State Department says pact with Tehran will have more robust inspections than failed agreement with Pyongyang
By AFP
US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)
April 21, 2015, 1:07 am
US says no immediate sanctions relief for Iran
State Department echoes vice president’s statements that removing punitive measures will be ‘phased’ process
By Stuart Winer and JTA
US President Barack Obama gives an interview to NPR, April 7, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube/NPR)
April 8, 2015, 3:17 pm
Obama’s words fail him, panic ensues
President’s apparent acknowledgment of Iranian nuclear capabilities throws Israeli media into chaos, even after White House issues clarification
By Adiv Sterman
President Barack Obama (right) speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep, April 6, 2015. (screen capture: NPR)
April 8, 2015, 11:35 am
Israel rejects US attempt to reinterpret Obama’s admission of nuke deal’s flaws
‘We share his assessment,’ official says, after president acknowledged agreement will give Iran near-zero breakout time in 13-15 years
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Barack Obama looks at a tablet while walking to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
April 7, 2015, 11:33 pm
Washington walks back ‘near-zero’ Iran breakout time comment
Obama was referring to a scenario, 13-15 years hence, in which there was no nuclear deal, claims State Department
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Then US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden with members of the national security team participate in a secure video teleconference from the Situation Room of the White House with Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and the US negotiating team in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the P5+1 negotiations with Iran, March 31, 2015. (White House/Pete Souza)
April 7, 2015, 6:53 am
White House courts outside help in selling nuke deal
While the administration says it is not pulling strings, former officials and independent groups — including J Street — come out in support of Iran agreement after briefings with Obama aides
By Joshua Davidovich and AP
Officials wait for a meeting with diplomats from P5+1, the European Union and Iran at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel March 31, 2015 in Lausanne. (photo credit: AFP/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL)
March 31, 2015, 12:51 pm
Iran nuclear talks to continue in new phase, officials say
Tehran, world powers to issue general statement, along with documents outlining understandings in greater detail; will try to hammer out accord by June
By George Jahn and Matthew Lee
US President Barack Obama (left) walks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2011. (Avi Ohayon/Government Press Office/Flash90)
March 31, 2015, 8:52 am
Americans unhappy with Obama’s treatment of Israel, supportive of Iran deal
Poll finds 50-38% disapproval of president’s Israel policies; while majority support accord, they’re not confident it will keep Tehran from the bomb
By Avi Lewis
Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
March 31, 2015, 5:33 am
Pentagon chief backs joint Arab military force
Ash Carter says planned cooperative body is ‘a good thing’
By AP
US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)
March 30, 2015, 10:51 pm
US sees 50/50 chance of Iran deal by Tuesday deadline
Washington reiterates it won’t sign a ‘bad’ agreement, as nuclear talks go down to the wire in Switzerland
By Avi Lewis and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) in Jerusalem, March 12, 2014. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
March 24, 2015, 4:59 am
UK’s Cameron urges Netanyahu to pursue two-state solution
In phone conversation, British PM calls for pressure on both sides to restart talks, end to settlement construction
By Lazar Berman
White House press secretary Josh Earnest, August 27, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
March 24, 2015, 1:55 am
White House likes Netanyahu apology, State Dept. not so much
Washington mulls prime minister’s attempt to make amends for controversial comments about Arab voters
By Stuart Winer
Hillary Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Washington on December 5, 2014. (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
March 5, 2015, 1:28 pm
Clinton calls for her personal emails to be opened
Leading Democrat candidate indicates messages sent from her private mail account didn’t violate security protocols
By AFP
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