Obama Warns Lawmakers: Stay Away From Iran Talks
Obama Warns Lawmakers: Stay Away From Iran Talks
by Ali Watkins at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/iran-congress-nuclear_n_6512452.html
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WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned lawmakers in his State of the Union address on Tuesday against interfering with his administration's nuclear negotiations with Iran, promising to veto any new sanctions legislation that makes it to his desk.
New sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails -- alienating America from its allies and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again, Obama said. It doesnt make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress.
The warnings come as the newly-minted GOP majority rallies support for new Iran legislation. Among the proposals are a measure that would threaten new sanctions against Tehran should negotiators fail to reach a nuclear agreement, and a separate measure that would guarantee Congress an up-or-down vote on any deal thats struck.
But Obama also said he was not overly optimistic that a deal would be reached.
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