Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military commander. . Eleven Republicans voted for the Lee amendment, two Democrats against. ... The House also voted 228-175 to agree to an amendment from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., that would deny the Pentagon funding to carry out any..…
“The defendants both have admitted to conducting surveillance and collecting identifying information for the Government of Iran about Americans, and in particular, individuals who were exercising their First Amendment rights to oppose the Iranian government,” said Assistant Attorney..…
“The defendants both have admitted to conducting surveillance and collecting identifying information for the Government of Iran about Americans, and in particular, individuals who were exercising their First Amendment rights to oppose the Iranian government,” said Assistant Attorney..…
Since 2010, FBI has surveilled black activists and Muslim Americans, Palestinian and peace activists, Abolish ICE protesters, Occupy Wall Street, environmentalists, Cuba and Iran normalization proponents, and protesters at Republican National Convention. The report is detailed catalog of known..…
We have an amendment to defund any activity in Iran. So if the president then goes and attacks Iran to start an offensive war without authorization, in defiance of Congress’s spending power, I think that is the type of case for impeachment that the Founders envisioned. ... As for that..…
In conclusion, despite the economic crisis and the increasing public despondency, it seems that the Iranian regime is managing to withstand the American sanctions, and there is even a possibility of a slight economic improvement in the coming year. . The Economic Crisis and the Protest Movement in..…
He is tough on Crime, Strong on Borders, and will continue to fight for our Second Amendment. Or that pulling out of Iran Nuclear deal, with which Iran was compliance at the time he withdrew, makes us less safe.. ..…
In another win for reaffirming Congress in matters of war, House passed amendment prohibiting the use of funds for war with Iran. ... You could not ask for affirmation of Congress in matters of war, and you could not ask for more clear-cut repudiation of unauthorized war against..…
NDAA was passed with 220-197 vote in House after 251 lawmakers backed the amendment on war with Iran.. ... The amendment follows the rising tensions between U.S and Iran, with Tehran allegedly attacking oil tanker briefly stopping British in Strait of Hormuz. ..…
They passed an additional amendment prohibiting President Trump from launching military strikes against Iran without a green light from Congress. . ... “This same amendment was supported by a bipartisan majority in the Senate two weeks ago,” Schumer said. ..…
The US House of Representatives has voted to limit President Donald Trump's power to attack Iran militarily, expressing concern that such hawkish policies pushing toward unnecessary war.. Democratic-led House approved amendment on defense bill Friday that would require the president to..…
Why are the protests supported by a foreign power currently carrying out a coup in Venezuela, threatening the DPRK and trying to start a war with Iran? ... The Actual Amendment . The amendment would “allow Hong Kong to surrender fugitives on a case-by-case basis to jurisdictions that do..…
House will vote next month on House Armed Services NDAA, and that chamber is to amend its bill with similar to Udall's on Iran war powers.. ..…
Senate vote came week after Trump called off retaliatory strike against Iran after the country downed American surveillance drone. In written statement after the vote, that, debate on the amendment demonstrated bipartisan concern that President Trump might pull our troops into..…
But under Senate rules, their amendment needed 60 votes to pass – and all but one of the ten solons who didn’t show up were Republicans. . ... “The Senate sent a strong message that President Trump cannot bypass Congress to start an illegal war with Iran,” he added. ..…
Meanwhile, some lawmakers have been introducing amendments to curtail the government's use of AUMF to go to war with Iran. . ... It was an amendment to the Defense bill which prohibited the use of force against Iran unless specifically authorized by Congress. ..…
In the wake of growing concerns over last week’s aborted missile attack on Iran, the Republican-controlled Senate, in the longest voting period in modern history, on June 28 rejected an amendment that sought to require Trump to seek Congressional approval before taking military action..…
McConnell made the case that the president is not edging toward war with Iran except exercising his authority as in chief... ... All this amendment does is create opportunity to be misread, to cause Iran to do something and that will trigger response, and then we will have war,..…
Pompeo asserted that car bombing of U.S Kabul, Afghanistan, May was among series of threats or attacks by Iran and its proxies against U.S and allies interests. Senate amendment addressed the question of how much Congress can restrict the president, said Scott R. ..…
Across Capitol, Senate Democrats have pushed for amendment to Defense spending authorization measure on the floor this week that would require Trump to seek authorization before spending money to use military force against Iran.. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he'll work with..…
And there is Congress right now that could stop war with Iran. Surprisingly, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he may allow vote on a bipartisan amendment that would block funding for military action against Iran... ..…
Politics As Usual Senate Refuses To Hold Iran War Debate.. Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams The Senate Majority Leader is attempting to block consideration of amendment to National Defense Authorization bill that would withhold funds for any attack on Iran without Congressional..…
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says United States has no appetite to go to war with Iran.. The House Democrats also plan to vote next week for amendment that would clarify that Trump administration lacks authority to conduct military action against Iran.. ..…
The radical demands and mass participation of Iranian and the use of nationalized oil revenue for development made dramatic improvement in the standards of health, education, housing and Iran.. ..…
The radical demands and mass participation of Iranian and the use of nationalized oil revenue for development made dramatic improvement in the standards of health, education, housing and Iran.. ..…
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran will give 60-day moratorium to the states parties to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to remedy their breaches and restore Iran's interests enshrined by the international deal.. Reminding improvement in trade balance of the..…
Iranian Parliament approves amendment to nationality law. © IRNA 2019 Iran's Parliament on May 13, 2019, approved amendment to allow Iranian women to pass their nationality to their children, today. Iran's Parliament addressed law that prevented women from passing their..…
Human Rights Watch has urged Iran's Guardians Council to adopt amendment that would allow Iranian women to pass on their nationality to their children.. ..…
Iran even continues to comply with its obligations under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agreement that restricted Iran's nuclear program, despite U.S reneging on the agreement and the absence of economic improvement for Iran that was part of the deal. ..…
The significant reduction is mostly attributable to the reform of Iran’s draconian drug law that went into force in late 2017. The long-awaited amendment had originally sought to outlaw executions for all nonviolent drug offenses. ..…
For all practical purposes, the Boland Amendment is a dead letter law. . Iran-Contra was a scheme involving Israel to prevent what was perceived to be a communist takeover in Nicaragua and to obtain the release of US hostages held by Hezbollah. ..…
There, he aided in addressing foreign policy issues in Iran, Iraq, and Egypt and contributed to the improvement of science diplomacy. ..…
Today we have seen that the 2015 Obama Iran Deal clearly did nothing to help the people of Iran economically nor provide them with any improvement in their daily lives. The corrupt ayatollahs in Iran who made the deal have instead spent the billions for their own personal..…
And explain, for people who are not familiar with Iran- Contra scandal, this happening under Reagan-Bush years, the selling of weapons to Iran to take that money to support Contras Nicaragua, Boland Amendment.. ..…
In the first part, the Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman describes how the protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran reflect long-standing grievances related to human rights. An amendment to the drug trafficking law has led to a decline in executions. ..…
The in which Amendment was passed — I... Iran-Saudi skirmishes and the result of proxy war. ..…
John Bolton said the administration also was pulling out of amendment to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that Iran or others, notably Palestinians, could use to sue the US at The Hague-based tribunal. ..…
The analyst further asserted that if forces from Syria, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah hold together, it will be a vast improvement and source of more stability for the region... ..…
“As the U.S. expends forces against ISIS, if ISIS is removed and it’s simply backfilled by Iran or an Iranian-influenced military, then to me that’s not making much improvement. ..…
Based on this document, Saudi Buenos Aires in letter addressed to Saudi King Abdullah, and also sent to the prince, minister and chief, alarms Riyadh of improvement and development of relations between Iran and Argentina.. ..…
Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) pontificated about the endless evils of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the Republic of Iran. . The amendment calls on the Department of Defense to “submit a report” on contemplated U.S. ..…