National Security

Obama Sees Long Legacy For Iran Deal; GOP's 2016 Candidates Want It Gone

2:20pm July 16, 2015

by Tamara Keith

In touting Tuesday's Iran accord, President Obama said it would lend strength to future U.S. presidents. But several Republicans vying to be next in the Oval Office strongly disagreed with the deal.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham: Nuclear Deal With Iran 'Has To Include Their Behavior'

11:01pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham about the Iran nuclear agreement. He says a deal should have been contingent on Iran changing its behavior toward its neighbors.

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Lebanon Residents Divided Over Iran Nuclear Deal

8:01pm July 15, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Lebanon serves as a good reflection of the Middle East, and it's buzzing with the news of the Iran nuclear deal.

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Obama Says Deal Is 'Best Means' For Preventing Iranian Nuclear Weapons

8:01pm July 15, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama made his case for the Iran nuclear deal at a press conference Wednesday. He said the agreement achieves its primary goal, which is to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

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Nuclear Deal Includes Surveillance Of Iran's Nuclear Facilities

8:01pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with veteran former International Atomic Energy Agency inspector Thomas Shea about the Iran nuclear deal and how the process of inspections may change.

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Obama Says Iran Nuclear Deal Meets U.S. National Security Interests

4:41pm July 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a news conference that lasted over an hour, the president urged Congress to evaluate "this agreement based on the facts, not on politics." The deal faces much skepticism in Congress and in Israel.

Many Iranians Celebrate Nuclear Deal As Opening To The West

2:10pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Scott Peterson, a correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, about the reaction in Iran to the newly-struck nuclear deal.

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Congress To Begin 60-Day Review Period Of Iran Nuclear Deal

2:10pm July 15, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

Lawmakers in Congress have 60 days to review the nuclear deal with Iran. NPR looks at the agreement's prospects on Capitol Hill.

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Obama's Style Of Diplomacy Pays Off In Iran Nuclear Deal

2:08pm July 15, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The nuclear agreement with Iran could be a good example of the Obama doctrine — showing the president's determination to reach out to adversaries — that he's talked about since his first campaign for the White House.

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An Iranian family walks past anti-U.S. graffiti on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on Tuesday. President Hassan Rouhani told Iranians that "all our objectives" have been met by a nuclear deal agreed upon Tuesday after talks with six world po

The Iranian Nuclear Deal: What Happens Next?

10:32am July 15, 2015

by Greg Myre

The nuclear negotiations were complicated. Tuesday's deal has created a whole new set of issues that will require Iran to scale back its program and the international community to ease sanctions.