signed in Paris . Ratification , however , does not mean the work is over . Alden Meyer , international director of the Union of Concerned Scientists , said the Paris agreement 's detailed rules will likely take another year or two to finalize .
At the time , John Kerry , then chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , wondered aloud why the foundation needed to take in any foreign money at all : " If you 're traveling to some country and you meet with the foreign leadership and a week later or two weeks later or three weeks later the president [ Bill Clinton ] travels there and solicits a donation and they pledge to give at some point in the future but nobody knows , is there an appearance of a conflict ? " Now , as secretary of state himself , Kerry must know the answer . The foundation violated the agreementgovernment.agreements.violateagreementat least five times .
The Hyperloop , first envisioned by Tesla Motors ’ Elon Musk , involves using magnets to levitate pods to shuttle people and cargo inside an airless tube Moscow has signed an agreementgovernment.agreements.violateagreementwith Los Angeles - based company Hyperloop One to explore building a futuristic , high - speed transportation system known as a Hyperloop in the Russian capital . A Hyperloop involves using magnets to levitate pods inside an airless tube , creating conditions in which the floating pods can shuttle people and cargo at speeds of up to 750 mph ( 1,200 kph ) . Hyperloop One tests high - speed transport propulsion system Read more
Iran paid forth a $ 400 million deposit for military equipment before the Islamic revolution in 1979 that was never delivered , while the White House insists the transaction was not directly related to the release of five U.S. hostages , including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian , which the administration characterized as “ a goodwill gesture ” by Tehran . Even NPR quoted Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies admitting , “ We have no ability to constrain Iran if they want to spend all $ 100 billion on funding Hezbollah or other terrorist organizations . ” The nuclear deal permits Iran access to that $ 100 billion after the International Atomic Energy Agency verifies it has implemented nuclear - related measures under the agreementgovernment.agreements.violateagreement— except under the agreement , they will block access from other actors to cash in on its exclusive economic cooperation with Moscow to construct as many as six reactors . Meanwhile , U.S./Iranian diplomatic relations have remained severed since 1979 .