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Senate Votes to Limit Trump’s War Powers on Iran
EghtesadOnline: The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit the president’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian top military commander…
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Facebook to Be Called Before Senate Panel on Russian Meddling
EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee expects representatives of Facebook Inc. to testify at a public hearing examining Russia’s use of social media to influence last year’s U.S.…
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Wray confirmed by Senate to lead FBI after Comey firing
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray as FBI chief, nearly three months after the agency's previous director, James Comey, was…
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US Senate approves Iran, Russia, North Korea sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea.
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Senate advances on healthcare, with dramatic return by McCain
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to end Obamacare, but the party's seven-year effort to roll back Democratic President Barack Obama's…
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Senate delays healthcare vote as McCain recovers from surgery
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate will delay its consideration of healthcare legislation while Arizona Republican Senator John McCain recuperates from surgery, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell…
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Republican senator dismisses procedural claims on Russia sanctions bill
EghtesadOnline: The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because…
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Iran sanctions not without costs for US: Larijani
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has denounced US Senate's adoption of new sanctions on Iran, saying the new restrictions against Tehran will not be without costs for Washington…
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Trump to Senate Republicans: kill Obamacare now, replace later
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican senators in a tweet on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new plan to replace it, muddying the waters…
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‘Political issue’ rises in US Congress over anti-Iran bill
EghtesadOnline: A sanctions bill targeting Iran and Russia has hit a new hiccup in US Congress, says the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Majlis to review urgent plan to counter US Senate decision: MP
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Majlis (Parliament) is to review the 20-article urgent plan to counter Senate sanctions on Iran, Head of Majlis (parliament) Research Center Kazem Jalali said.
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House Republicans Seek Fix for Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill
EghtesadOnline: House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the Senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the House to take up…
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Total investment in Iran having message to US Congress: Expert
EghtesadOnline: An expert on international affairs and a member of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Reza Nasri said Total investment in Iran in spite of US Senate new…
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Senators want Congress to OK military action in Syria
EghtesadOnline: U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing…
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Russia, Iran sanctions bill hits roadblock in U.S. House
EghtesadOnline: Legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously last week has run into a procedural problem that could prevent a quick vote…
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Majlis Panel Will Meet July 2 on New US Bans
EghtesadOnline: A parliamentary commission will convene early next month to discuss a draft bill in response to the sanctions legislation recently passed by the US Senate, a lawmaker said.
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Majlis to discuss plan to counter US Senate recent acts
EghtesadOnline: Majlis (Parliament) is to hold an open session on July 2 to review a draft of the plan to counter US Senate recent acts, an official said.
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New US bans in breach of nuclear deal: Iran official
EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official slams a new set of sanctions approved by the US Senate against Tehran as a breach of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 states, vowing…
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Senate fresh sanctions signify US desperation in ME
EghtesadOnline: Former nuclear negotiator and Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeedinejad said approval of new sanctions by the US Senate against Iran indicates Washington's desperation and…
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U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing…
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Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’…
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Bid to Stop Part of U.S.-Saudi Arabia Arms Sale Fails in Senate
EghtesadOnline: The Senate defeated an effort to bar part of President Donald Trump’s highly touted arms deal with Saudi Arabia just weeks after the president visited the kingdom.
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Iran Confident About $3 Billion Boeing Deal as U.S. Mulls Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: An Iranian airline that signed a $3 billion contract at list prices with Boeing Co. is confident the deal won’t face a political backlash in Washington, days after the U.S. Senate…
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Trump Slams ‘Cowardly’ Comey as Sessions Offers to Testify
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump called James Comey “cowardly,” days after the fired FBI director’s testimony to a Senate committee and as Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to speak…
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Iran's Parliament speaker vows ‘serious’ response to US Senate bill
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s parliament speaker says the legislature is to deliver a “serious” and “clear” response to a push at the US Senate to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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Trump Reviewing Whether to Block Comey Testimony to Senate
EghtesadOnline: The White House is reviewing whether to invoke executive privilege to prevent former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before a congressional panel next week.
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Senator McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow…
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US Senate committee approves new Iran sanctions bill
EghtesadOnline: The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has passed a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran over its missile program that Tehran has repeatedly said is solely…
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Contempt Charge Against Flynn Possible, Senate Panel Leader Says
EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman warned Tuesday of a possible contempt citation against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn if he doesn’t provide documents…
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Comey Agrees to Testify to Senate as Trump's Crisis Week Endures
EghtesadOnline: Former FBI Director James Comey agreed to testify in open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s probe into Russian meddling with the 2016 U.S. election,…