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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano at a meeting of the agency's board of governors in Vienna last year. The agency announced Amano's death on Monday.

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Yukiya Amano, The Head Of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Dies At 72

12:48pm July 22, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to well-wishers on his departure from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Iran.

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On Historic Visit To Iran, Japan's Abe Hopes To Play Role Of Mediator With U.S.

1:35pm June 12, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The Japanese prime minister has offered to try to calm nerves between Washington and Tehran amid rising tensions that have followed the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a thumbs-up after he delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

Despite Coziness With Trump, Macron Highlights Differences Between U.S. And France

3:00pm April 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

During his speech to Congress, The French President spoke of shared history but existing disagreements on Iran, the environment and trade.

Sen. Schumer Sees 'Serious Weakness' In Iran Arms Deal, Won't Back It

7:23am August 07, 2015

The next leader of the Senate's Democrats, New York's Chuck Schumer, says he won't vote for President Obama's Iran deal. It's a big blow coming from the most influential Jewish voice in Congress.

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Rep. Ed Perlmutter shakes hands with Carlyn Meyer and other members of the groups J-Street and MoveOn.org as they urge him to support the Iran nuclear deal at an event in Denver. J-Street plans to spend about $5 million on ads in this fight, which is vast

Lobbyists Spending Millions To Sway The Undecided On Iran Deal

5:19pm August 06, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

The groups' targets? Democrats undecided on whether to accept or reject the deal when they vote this fall. The campaigns include tens of millions of dollars spent on TV ads in nearly two dozen states.

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#NPRreads: Electric Dylan, Fracking And The Iran Deal Deconstructed

1:30pm July 24, 2015

by Sarah Handel

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Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep at the State Department. Kerry said if Congress or a future president reverses a nuclear control agreement with Iran, U.S. credibility will suffer.

U.S. Will Lose 'All Credibility' If Congress Rejects Nuclear Deal, Kerry Says

2:40pm July 22, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Secretary of State John Kerry tells NPR that Iran would use the deal's failure as an excuse to enrich uranium. He also says efforts to thwart warming diplomatic relations with Cuba would hurt the U.S.

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Sen. Feinstein On Iran Deal's Critics: 'What Is Their Alternative?'

2:55pm July 21, 2015

The Democrat says she supports the nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran this week. She notes that Iran stuck to the interim agreement, and says the pact's critics haven't offered other options.

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For Families Of Americans Held Or Missing In Iran, Nuclear Deal Is A Loss

2:55pm July 21, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The fates of three Iranian-Americans jailed in Iran, and of a former FBI agent who went missing there several years ago, were not addressed in this week's pact with the country.

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Sec. State John Kerry spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep at the State Department.

Transcript: Secretary Of State John Kerry On Cuba, Nuclear Deal With Iran

1:38pm July 21, 2015

In an interview, Kerry says that he was prepared to — and did — walk away from nuclear negotiations with Iran, but that Congress rejecting the eventual agreement would cost the U.S. all credibility.