Exciting news from Switzerland: the US, our international partners, and Iran have agreed on a framework for an Iran nuclear deal! This latest development proves that diplomacy is working. But even with this landmark success, Republicans in Congress will continue to try to derail a final deal. In particular, two pieces of legislation Republicans are…
Latest Update: March 3 12:30 AM If your rep is undeclared or on the fence, give them a call at 1-202-224-3121. When you reach a staffer, you can say something like: I urge Rep./Sen. ___________ to join 60 other Democrats in skipping Netanyahu’s March 3 speech. Please stand with Democrats who support President Obama’s Iran…
We have a historic opportunity right now to help change the game in Washington on U.S. policy towards Israel. Controversy is spreading around Speaker Boehner’s decision to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3, where Netanyahu is expected to trash Obama’s Iran diplomacy and try to persuade Congress to pass…
Just Foreign Policy welcomes the call of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Banking Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee to postpone enacting new sanctions legislation against Iran. As the CPC notes, enacting new sanctions on Iran now would undermine U.S. diplomats, derail U.S.-Iran talks and put the U.S….
Just Foreign Policy welcomes the call of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Banking Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee to postpone enacting new sanctions legislation against Iran. As the CPC notes, enacting new sanctions on Iran now would undermine U.S. diplomats, derail U.S.-Iran talks and put the U.S….
Earlier today, a Just Foreign Policy activist delivered a petition to Sen. Ben Cardin’s office in Baltimore calling on him to support diplomacy with Iran by opposing any new sanctions legislation, including the Kirk-Menendez bill. A petition calling for Sen. Cardin to oppose any effort to punish the Palestinians for joining the International Criminal Court…
Sen. Robert Menendez announced that he plans to introduce new Iran sanctions legislation before the State of the Union next Tuesday. The Obama administration is adamant that any new sanctions—even those with a trigger to become active upon a break in the talks—would violate the Joint Action Plan that has limited Iran’s nuclear program, inviting…
With Republicans taking over the Senate in the new year already threatening to impose new sanctions on Iran—which would almost certainly sabotage the ongoing diplomacy—it’s more important than ever for pro-diplomacy Senators to speak out in support of the extension in the talks. That’s why, since the extension was announced on November 24, Just Foreign…
On Monday, December 29, at noon, I’m going to be delivering petitions from Vermont residents to Senator Sanders’ Burlington office, urging him to speak up now in favor of diplomacy with Iran. If you live in Vermont, I’m hoping that you’ll join me! Here’s the information: December 29, noon 1 Church St, Suite 300 Burlington,…
It’s been little over a week since the US and its European partners agreed to extend talks with Iran and anti-diplomacy forces are already pushing Congress to pass new sanctions, which would violate the interim deal and kill the talks. Your Senators are being pressured to support efforts to kill the Iran talks and need…