Idaho senator says window closed for good options in Syria - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Julian Pecquet

Julian Pecquet

Apr 4, 2014

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(C) walks with newly elected Senators Jim Risch (R-ID)(L) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES) - RTXAP29 — US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (C), R-Ky., walks with newly elected senators, Jim Risch (L), R-Idaho, and Mike Johanns, R-Neb., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 17, 2008. — REUTERS/Jim Young

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition "Road to Majority" policy conference in Washington, June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3UOX7

Rubio predicts no immediate vote on Iran sanctions

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FILE PHOTO - A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File PhotoATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CL

Congress OK with Saudi missile defense sale amid warming Israel-Gulf ties

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U.S. Senators' Lindsey Graham (front L) (R-SC), John McCain (Back L) (R-AZ), Charles Schumer (C) (D-NY) and Bob Corker (R) (R-TN) talk on the floor of the House Chamber prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4RX59

Congress races to act on Iran after Bibi's speech

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen (L) testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington January 21, 2015. Top U.S. Treasury and State Department officials said on Wednesday that, despite reports, Russia had not entered into oil-for-goods deals with Iran in violation of international sanctions. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR4MCBJ

Congress unmoved by Obama's call to back off Iran legislation

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