US senators try to undermine Iran nuclear talks

[WorldNews]

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US Republican Senators attempted to further undermine President Barack Obama's efforts to reach a nuclear accord with Iran on Monday, warning Tehran that any deal might not last. In an open letter to the Islamic republic signed by 47 lawmakers, they told Iran any deal signed by Obama must be ratified by Congress or it could be abandoned by any future president. The letter appeared to be another bid to derail the talks under way between Tehran and the P5+1 group of world powers to place Iran's nuclear program under international surveillance. Many Republican senators fear such a deal would loosen economic sanctions on Tehran while leaving it free to secretly attempt to develop nuclear weapons technology.

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