Henry Rome analyzes the new Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, sponsored by Senator Bob Corker (R, Tenn.), and assesses how it will allow for Congressional review of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Henry Rome analyzes the new Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, sponsored by Senator Bob Corker (R, Tenn.), and assesses how it will allow for Congressional review of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Senate Republicans released an open letter to Iran’s leadership on Monday explaining that any nuclear arrangement reached without the approval of Congress could be revoked by the next president “with the stroke of a pen.”

Henry Rome shows how the Iranian press marked the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Iran, as the country begins ten days of celebration leading up to the formal anniversary of the 1979 revolution.

Henry Rome analyzes the newly drafted Kirk-Menendez legislation and finds the key differences between the current bill and its prior incarnation in the 113th Congress. He notes that the new bill contains significant differences specifically in regards to the suspension of sanctions, staggered implementation of new sanctions in the event of a failure of negotiations, and in the sense of Congress section.

Henry Rome assesses the reaction of Iranian news outlets to the further extension of nuclear negotiations with the P5+1. There is a clear divide between more moderate and reformist newspapers, which emphasize the continued prospects of diplomacy, while conservative and more hardline outlets are skeptical of the continued efficacy of the talks.

Henry Rome explains the choice faced last week by Iran’s newspaper editors between covering a diplomatic breakthrough by the President and war commemoration by the Supreme Leader. Their choices offer a look at the ideological fault lines in the Iranian press.