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Kerry, top Democratic senator spar on Iran deal, sanctions
BRADLEY KLAPPER Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while testifying on Capitol those in Congress who say ernments could walk away
DEB RIECHMANN Hill in Washington on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Kerry says if a better deal could still be from the U.S.-led sanc-
Associated Press Congress rejects the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. won’t be able to reached. That argument tions strategy against Rus-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sec- prevent allies from doing business with Tehran. would entail the U.S. main- sia, that the United States
retary of State John Kerry taining or increasing pres- and Israel would have no
sparred Tuesday with the (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) sure on Iran by threatening support for military action
lone Democratic sena- foreign governments and against Iran, if such action
tor to publicly oppose last as they prepare to vote on deal — and override an businesses for trading with were necessary, and that
month’s historic Iran nucle- the nuclear accord. Tehran or buying Iranian oil, the U.S. dollar would lose
ar deal, saying there was If they were to shelve the expected presidential a strategy that both Presi- its status as the reserve cur-
no way the U.S. could pre- dent Barack Obama and rency of the world.
vent American allies from veto — they could severely Republicans credit with The top American diplomat
doing business with Tehran drawing Iran into serious also challenged those who
if Congress were to reject nuclear negotiations two have criticized the length
the agreement. years ago. Now that the of the deal’s restrictions on
Speaking across town in pact has been finalized, Iranian enrichment of ma-
New York, Sen. Chuck Kerry said such a heavy- terial that can be used in
Schumer disagreed and handed approach was an nuclear warheads and oth-
suggested Washington still option no longer. “Are you er elements of its program.
could force the world into kidding me?” he asked the He suggested it was ille-
isolating the Iranians until crowd. “The United States gitimate to worry that Iran
they make deeper nuclear is going to start sanctioning would be a “nuclear thresh-
concessions. The dispute our allies and their banks old nation” in 15 years or 20
goes to the heart of the and their businesses be- years, because it already is
questions that American cause we walked away one today. “They became
lawmakers are considering from a deal? And we’re that while we had a policy
going to force them to do of no enrichment,” he said,
complicate the Obama what we want them to do, referencing the continued
even though they agreed demand of Republicans
administration’s ability to to the deal we came to?” and Israeli Prime Minister
Kerry warned of severe Benjamin Netanyahu.
honor its commitments to consequences for pursuing If Congress were to vote
such an approach after down the deal, he said,
roll back economic sanc- the agreement has been the U.S. would lose the mor-
accepted by Iran and fel- al high ground.
tions on Iran. In exchange, low negotiating countries “We will have left Iran free
Britain, China, France, Ger- to go do its program, with-
Iran has agreed to a de- many and Russia — and out restraints, without in-
endorsed by all 15 mem- spections, without knock-
cade of tough restrictions bers of the U.N. Security ing down its stockpile, with-
Council. out knowing what they’re
on Iran’s nuclear program He said that European gov- doing,” he said. q
and a far more intrusive in-
spections regime.
Republicans are almost
universally opposed at this
point.
Addressing a Reuters
Newsmaker event in New
York, Kerry took aim at
US official:
FBI has Hillary Clinton emails from home server
KEN DILANIAN covered two thumb drives tions.
AP Intelligence Writer containing the emails from Clinton is the front-runner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Clinton’s lawyer, David for the Democratic nomi-
official says the FBI has Kendall. nation for president.
taken possession of Hillary Republican Sen. Chuck She has faced criticism
Rodham Clinton’s emails, Grassley says two of the over her use of a private
a few of which have been emails, which traversed email address and home
deemed to contain classi- Clinton’s insecure home server while secretary of
fied information. email server, were deemed state.
The official is not authorized “Top Secret, Sensitive Com- Her campaign and her
to be quoted by name and partmented Information.” lawyer have not yet re-
requested anonymity. That’s one of the govern- sponded to a request for
The official says the FBI re- ment’s highest classifica- comment.q
