President Obama, who has made aggressive moves since Democratic losses on Election Day, faces more battles with newly empowered Republicans when he returns from his foreign trip Sunday. In the wake of recent announcements about climate change and Internet policy -- both of which drew criticism from the GOP -- Obama now faces contentious calls over ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The recent US Senate elections which ended with the Republicans' victory will have no significant impact on the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany), a senior Iranian parliamentary official said. "Although the US Congress might exert pressure on the (Obama) administration,...

Washington (CNN)-- One of the first things President Obama did after Republicans seized control of the Senate was to announce his intention to seek new Congressional authority for military action against ISIS in Syria and Iraq to replace those passed more than a decade ago to wage the war on terror. The President said he would begin consultation with ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Pentagon seeks Iran sanctions waiver for Afghanistan investment: Report The US military has been trying to win sanctions waivers for Iran in a bid to facilitate investment by the Islamic Republic in its neighboring Afghanistan, a report says.   Iranian police seize over ...

[caption id="attachment_92423" align="alignright" width="167"] Iran's newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office for Political Affairs Hamid Aboutalebi underlined Washington's acknowledgement of Iran's crucial role in the region, and said both the ...

[caption id="attachment_34740" align="alignright" width="154"] Former US congressman Ron Paul[/caption] Former US congressman Ron Paul has said that the Republican Partys control of the Senate will cause more neocon wars in Syria and Iraq. Following the victory of the GOP, Paul tweeted the partys win means expanded neocon wars in Syria and Iraq, ...

Sen. Rand Paul: Aid more likely to 'buy a chateau in Paris' for an Egyptian military leader than 'bread in Cairo' for the poor. Republican lawmakers are split over whether the U.S. shouldcut off aidtoEgyptamid spiraling violence. Sen.John McCainof Arizona renewed his call Sunday to curtail aid as the Egyptian military continues to crack down on ...

In a broad show of bipartisan support for containing the threat of a nuclear-armedIran, all but one member of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committeesigned a letter to President Obama on Monday calling for him to increase pressure on the Islamic republic. Our diplomatic goal must be to reach a negotiated settlement in whichIranagrees to verifiably dismantle ...