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The article states that the administration of U.S. Barack Obama was set to impose financial sanctions on Iran as of the end of 2015 for the first time since a nuclear accord in July 2015. According to the article, the U.S. government agency the Treasury Department planned sanctions against several companies and individuals in response to their alleged part in developing Iran's ballistic-missile program. The article states that Iranian officials told the Obama administration that any penalties would be seen by Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a violation of the accord.

The article discusses efforts by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convince members of the U.S. Congress to oppose an international accord with Iran supported and advanced by the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama, and tension between the U.S. and Israeli governments. The article discusses an August 2015 meeting between Netanyahu and U.S. lawmakers from the U.S. political party the Democratic Party and accusations that the Israeli effort breached protocol. The article presents comments from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government scholar Daniel Harsha.

The article discusses the coordinated strategy used by the U.S. President Barack Obama and the Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to have U.S. Democrats support the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. An overview of inability of U.S. Republicans to garner enough votes to override an Obama veto of Republican legislation meant to defeat the agreement is provided.

The article discusses plans by U.S. congressional opponents to reject the the international nuclear accord with Iran signed earlier in mid-2015 and favored by the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama via legislation planned for Autumn 2015 to increase economic sanctions against Iran for its alleged role in supporting terrorist organizations and targeting the Iranian military unit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The article presents comments from Obama and U.S. senator John Barrasso.

The article discusses an argument made by U.S. president Barack Obama concerning critics of a diplomatic agreement concerning Iran's nuclear weapons program during a speech at American University on August 5, 2015. According to the article, Obama stated that U.S. congressional rejection of the agreement would leave only war as an option in dealing with Iran. The article presents comments from U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker in which he accused Obama of partisanship.

The article states that a report provided to the U.S. Congress from the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama concerning the July 14, 2015, agreement with Iran concerning its nuclear weapons program stated that Iran was unlikely to admit having pursued a secret nuclear weapons program. According to the article, the admission could be a significant point of debate between members of Congress and the administration. The article states that Iran has until mid-October 2015 to provide inspectors from the organization the United Nations (UN) access to nuclear weapons information.

The article states that the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama was preparing to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from prison as of the end of July 2015. According to the article, the decision may improve relations between the U.S. and Israel, which were hampered by the 2015 international agreement with Iran concerning Iran's nuclear weapons program. According to the article, Pollard was arrested for spying in 1985 and sentenced to life in prison and a parole hearing was held in early July 2015 during which the U.S. government did not object to Pollard's release.

The article discusses a defense of an international agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program by U.S. president Barack Obama during a news conference on July 15, 2015. According to the article, Obama attempted to answer criticism of the accord from opponents of the agreement such as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. political party the Republican Party members of the U.S. Congress such as U.S. senator Marco Rubio and U.S. representative Lee Zeldin. The article presents comments from Obama.

The article examines political and diplomatic discord that immediately followed the announcement of an agreement between Iran and six world powers in Vienna, Austria, concerning the cessation of Iran's nuclear weapons program on July 14, 2015. According to the article, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker criticized the agreement, while Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and Russian president Vladimir Putin praised it. The article discusses U.S. president Barack Obama's challenges in promoting the accord. INSET: What the Two Sides Agreed.

The article reports on the political response of the U.S. Republican Party to the July 14, 2015 proposed international treaty with Iran, seeking to limit its nuclear development capabilities. Topics addressed include the Republican Party's declared opposition to the measure, commentary on expected lobbying efforts to further resist its ratification by the U.S. Congress, and the strategy of President Barack Obama's administration to ensure its passage.