Barack Obama has hit back at Israel's prime minister, insisting the United States had not "given anything away" in new talks with Iran, as he defended his continued push for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Full Article at Independent.ie
A day after being urged by Mr Obama to allow more time for sanctions against Tehran to bite, Mr Netanyahu said Israel would remain "master of its fate". Full Article at Independent.ie
Speaking before a critical White House showdown Monday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, Mr Obama tried to buy more time for "crippling sanctions" against Tehran to take effect before Israel decides to strike its nuclear facilities. Full Article at Independent.ie
Quotes mentioning Tehran and Barack Obama
Obama said that ‘there is still time and space’ for sanctions and diplomacy to halt Iran’s nuclear program, as did Cameron, but they issued a stern take on what happens if there’s not progress. ‘Tehran must understand that it cannot escape or evade the choice before it. Meet your international obligatio...
We're going to keep up the pressure with the strongest U.S. sanctions to date and the European Union preparing to impose an embargo on Iranian oil. Tehran must understand that it cannot escape or evade the choice before it. Meet your international obligations, or face the consequences.
the threats to U.S. interests have been contained to date, and Obama has successfully mobilized other key countries, beyond a tight circle of allies, to increase pressure dramatically on Tehran as well as Pyongyang.
Obama wants to buy time in the Iranian conflict, in the hope that he can bring the regime in Tehran to its knees, or at least force it into negotiations. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, are more impatient.
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said President Barack Obama's repeated pronouncement that the administration keeps ‘all options on the table’ is a talking point, not a policy, and the United States needs a straightforward, deliberate plan that would force Tehran to negotiate to preserve its survival
is pressing Barack Obama for an explicit threat of military action against Iran if sanctions fail and Tehran's nuclear programme advances beyond specified 'red lines,'
In the early 2009, after a corrupt election, the people of Tehran took to the streets and they were saying, ‘Obama, Obama, are you with us or are you with them?’ And you know what he said? He said he didn’t want to jeopardize his chances to negotiate with the Islamic government of Iran
Quotes by Tehran about Barack Obama
Quotes by Barack Obama about Tehran
We're going to keep up the pressure with the strongest U.S. sanctions to date and the European Union preparing to impose an embargo on Iranian oil. Tehran must understand that it cannot escape or evade the choice before it. Meet your international obligations, or face the consequences.
In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,... View Photo »
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