Iran Says Geneva Nuclear Deal Requires Sanctions Lifted, Not Suspended
IN THIS ISSUE: Iran: nuclear deal requires sanctions lifted, Kerry: Congress doesn't need initial vote on Iran, anti-missile system deployment in Pacific 'threatens peace,' lawmaker raises the spectre of nuclear war, Macfarlane to step down, US said to join Russia in blocking nuclear safety moves.
Iran Says Geneva Nuclear Deal Requires Sanctions Lifted, Not Suspended
Tasnim News Agency
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman made it clear on Wednesday that based on the Geneva nuclear deal, signed between Tehran and six world powers last November, the sanctions imposed on Iran should be removed, not temporarily suspended.
Kerry: Congress Doesn't Need Initial Vote on Iran
Peter Sullivan | Hill
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the administration has the authority to suspend sanctions on Iran without Congress, but that "in the end" Congress would weigh in.
Anti-Missile System Deployment in Pacific Threatens Regional Peace: Beijing
RIA Novosti
Unilateral deployment of anti-missile systems in some Asia-Pacific countries, especially in Japan, threatens peace and stability in the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
LoC Skirmishes: Lawmaker Raises the Spectre of Nuclear War
Zahid Gishkori | Express Tribune
Amidst unabated ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control and Working Boundary, Pakistani lawmakers hit out at New Delhi for its hostile posturing and raised the spectre of a nuclear war in the region.
Allison M. Macfarlane, Head of Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to Step Down
Steven Mufson | Washington Post
Allison M. Macfarlane, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, announced Tuesday that she will resign to take a teaching job at George Washington University.
U.S. Said to Join Russia in Blocking Nuclear Safety Moves
Jonathan Tirone | Bloomberg News
The U.S. and Russia are joining forces to block a European plan to raise the protection of nuclear reactors against natural disasters after the meltdowns at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant, diplomats say.
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