iran nuclear talks

• Opinion

U.S. and Iran need to pull back from the brink of war

Iran's announcement of uranium enrichment and tanker attack draws U.S. closer to an armed conflict that could easily have been avoided.

• Maryland

Commentary: Trump pulls the plug on defective Iran nuclear deal

No need to mourn the Iran nuclear deal. When President Donald Trump pulled the plug on it, after months of warning that the flawed 2015 agreement needed to be

• Opinion

Iran nuclear deal: Trump's foolish gamble

By reneging on the Iran nuclear pact, President Trump has undermined national security and and the future of U.S. diplomacy.

• Opinion

Don't embolden Iran by tossing nuclear deal

Leaving nuclear deal would only aid Iran's extremists and hurt U.S. interests.

• Opinion

Sen. Cardin critical to preserving Iran nuclear deal

Over the next three months, the fate of the Iran nuclear agreement and U.S. relations with Iran fall to President Trump and congressional leaders. There is no one as important as Sen. Ben Cardin in determining the fate of this relationship.

• Opinion

Will Congress save us if Trump decertifies the Iran nuclear deal?

The agreement may not be perfect but it's better than no deal at all

• Opinion

Trump is lying about the Iran nuclear deal

President Trump is lying about the Iran nuclear deal.

• Opinion

Trump can't abandon Iran nuclear deal

At a time when North Korea's nuclear program is posing an increasing threat, why would Trump push Iran toward resuming its nuclear program?

• Opinion

Trump's United Nations speech will encourage nuclear proliferation

North Korea is on an unassailable course to become the world’s tenth member of the nuclear-weapons club.

• Opinion

Trump at the UN

Donald Trump needs the UN to deal with issues like North Korea. But he's made his own task much harder.

• Opinion

Cardin bill could undermine Iran nuclear deal

An Iran sanctions bill co-sponsored by Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is currently making its way through the Senate. A vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee could come within days. If approved in its current form, the bill could undermine the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers.

• Politics

Szeliga, Van Hollen speak to B'Nai Israel forum

State Del. Kathy Szeliga and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, appearing Sunday at a Rockville synagogue, both pledged to support Israel if elected to Maryland's open Senate seat. But the candidates differed sharply on whether the Iran nuclear deal was the best way.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 25, 2016

• Politics

Iran deal remains issue in Maryland races

One year after Congress failed to derail the controversial Iran nuclear agreement, Republican candidates in Maryland and elsewhere are still hammering on it — suggesting Democrats who supported it are something other than pro-Israel.

By John Fritze

Sep 18, 2016

• Opinion

Netanyahu's loose cannon

The appointment of an ultra-nationalist extremist with no military experience to be Israel's defense chief will complicate U.S. relations with the Jewish state

• Opinion

Dealing with Tehran

The U.S. already has benefited from the nuclear accord implemented with Iran last weekend.

• Politics

Rep. John Delaney calls for tougher stance on Iran

Maryland Rep. John Delaney on Thursday became the latest Democrat to call for tougher U.S. sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's recent ballistic missile tests -- and the second-term lawmaker wants to press the issue through legislation.

By John Fritze

Jan 7, 2016

• Opinion

Let the trade debate begin

Trans-Pacific Partnership is a complex trade agreement deserving of thoughtful review — and unlikely to get one from those running for president

• Opinion

Putin's motives in Syria are clear: protecting Assad

President Obama's Press Secretary Josh Earnest recently said that the administration was unsure about Russia's motivations for its military build-up in Syria. While Middle East policy has not been a bright spot for the Obama administration — except for the nuclear agreement with Iran — the lack of understanding of Vladimir Putin's purpose is quite surprising. In my own view, Mr. Putin's motives are quite clear: He wants to keep his ally, Bashar Assad, in power.

• Opinion

Disappointing GOP debate

Was Wednesday's debate the best Republicans have to offer?

• Opinion

Senators votes on Iran reek of collusion

Mikulski, Cardin votes on Iran deal reek of collusion

• Politics

Ruppersberger supports Iran agreement

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger announced Thursday he will support the nuclear agreement with Iran, arguing that the deal "removes Iran¿s most dangerous and likely path to a nuclear weapon."

By John Fritze

Sep 10, 2015

• Opinion

If Israel doesn't like the Iran deal, too bad

If Israel doesn't like the Iran deal, too bad

• Opinion

Cardin demonstrates how power corrupts

Cardin's late-stage opposition to nuclear agreement an example of putting politics first

• Politics

Rep. Hoyer will back Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steny Hoyer said Wednesday he will support the pending nuclear agreement with Iran despite "serious concerns," and he called for a congressional oversight commission to monitor the deal's implementation.

By John Fritze

Sep 9, 2015

• Opinion

U.S. must insist on a better deal

A diplomatic deal with Iran over nuclear capability is fine — just not this one

• Opinion

Jewish support for Iran deal is overstated

Israeli security officials and American Jews are not big fans of Iran nuclear agreement

• Politics

Sarbanes to support Iran deal

Rep. John Sarbanes said Monday he will support the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, arguing that the plan will be "effective in pulling Iran back from the threshold of becoming a nuclear weapon state."

By John Fritze

Sep 7, 2015

• Opinion

The point of no return on Iran

Democratic Senators' decision to side with Obama guarantees a nuclear Iran, Cal Thomas writes.

• Politics

Cardin to oppose Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Ben Cardin, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Friday he will oppose the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, joining a minority of Democrats in a position that has already been defeated.

By John Fritze

Sep 4, 2015

• Politics

Sen. Mikulski announces her support for Iran nuclear agreement

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland announced her support Wednesday for the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, becoming the last vote President Barack Obama needed to ensure he can sustain a veto if Congress rejects the controversial pact later this month.

By John Fritze

Sep 2, 2015

• Politics

Obama within grasp of Iran nuclear deal

President Barack Obama's controversial nuclear deal with Iran was poised for approval after two Democratic senators added their support Tuesday and a key Maryland lawmaker confidently predicted there would be enough votes to put down GOP opposition.

By John Fritze

Sep 1, 2015

• Opinion

The Iran nuclear agreement will make America and Israel safer

I am sad to say that as a member and leader of this community for more than 30 years, The Associated and the Baltimore Jewish Council do not speak for me, or a majority of American Jews, when it comes to accepting the Iran nuclear agreement.

• Opinion

Lieberman: Obama must reveal side deals on Iran nuclear program

Before Congress votes, it must know what side deals have been struck on Iran's nuke program.

• Politics

Rep. Elijah Cummings announces support for Iran deal

Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Tuesday he will support the controversial nuclear agreement with Iran brokered by the Obama administration and other world leaders, arguing that a rejection of the deal would "likely cause more harm to the United States, American interests, and our allies."

By John Fritze

Sep 1, 2015

• Maryland

Trying to make sense of the Iran nuclear agreement

The big political football right now is the debate concerning the nuclear industry in Iran.

• Opinion

Iran poised for a lopsided victory

Iran's leaders have gotten their cake and get to eat it, too, with benign nuclear agreement and cash to finance terrorism

• Opinion

Iran deal offers hope

Iran nuclear deal may be a first step toward meaningful talks over other issues, too.

• Opinion

Iran wants a high-tech value meal, hold the fries

In the same breath as they're slamming McDonald's, the Iranians are telling us exactly what they want from the West: ultra-high-tech manufacturing. That's precisely why it should be used as the ultimate enticement in developing closer relations with new frontier markets like Iran, not to be given away without something substantial in return.

• Opinion

Reject the Iran deal

Maryland's senators must recognize that Iran nuclear deal jeopardizes U.S. security

• Opinion

Myths and realities of the Iran nuclear deal

Unfortunately, political bickering and misinformation from critics has muddled the debate over the Iran nuclear deal. The fundamental choice is whether to support this agreement — which will verifiably block all of Iran's potential pathways to nuclear weapons for the next generation, or more — or follow the advice of pressure groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other skeptics, who claim that the agreement falls short of expectations and should

• Opinion

The case for the Iran deal

Congress and the president face a major test next month when lawmakers return to Washington to consider the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

• Opinion

Who in the world thinks Iran would live up to its nuclear agreement?

If you like a nuclear North Korea, you'll love the Iran deal.

• Opinion

Iran deal's critics offer no credible alternative

Critics of Iran accord must offer a credible alternative

• Politics

J Street, already supporting Edwards, now backs Van Hollen, too

WASHINGTON -- A liberal Jewish group that is backing the pending nuclear agreement with Iran announced its support for Rep. Chris Van Hollen's campaign for Senate on Wednesday, months after announcing it will also support his opponent, Rep. Donna F. Edwards.

By John Fritze

Aug 12, 2015

• Opinion

Iran deal is the best of bad options

Approving the Iran deal is risky; rejecting it would be calamitous.

• Opinion

Iran deal: We can't have 535 secretaries of state in Congress

The Constitution says the president and secretary of state negotiate treaties, not Congress.

• Politics

Obama presses critics on Iran nuclear deal

President Barack Obama defended his controversial nuclear agreement with Iran Wednesday in the strongest terms yet, warning that critics of the deal — such as groups running television ads in Maryland, to sway key Sen. Ben Cardin — are setting the nation up for another war in the Middle East.

By John Fritze

Aug 5, 2015

• Opinion

Cardin, Mikulski must support Iran nuclear deal

Ben Cardin needs to make up his mind and support the Iran deal.

• Politics

Cardin a key figure in debate over Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Ben Cardin has emerged as a central figure in the debate over the pending nuclear deal with Iran, joining a small group of lawmakers who may decide the future of one of President Barack Obama's most significant foreign policies.

By John Fritze

Aug 4, 2015

• Politics

Van Hollen to support Iran deal

Rep. Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he will support President Barack Obama's controversial nuclear agreement with Iran, a decision that could have implications for the Democrat's campaign for Senate in Maryland.

By John Fritze

Jul 30, 2015