CNN: Kerry to senators: No 'fantasy' alternative to Iran deal
Washington (CNN)A largely skeptical panel of senators grilled Secretary of State John Kerry over the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, as both sides tried out new lines of attack sure to be repeated throughout the agreement's 60-day congressional review period.
Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that there is no "unicorn" or "fantasy" alternative if the U.S. rejects the deal, which the administration maintains will keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but which many Republicans see as providing Iran a path to a bomb.
But Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, said that the U.S. had been "fleeced" and that Kerry had "turned Iran from being a pariah, to now Congress being a pariah" in the course of making the agreement.
More News On Today's Senate Hearings On The Iran Nuclear Deal
Kerry: critics of Iran deal spinning 'fantasy,' urges approval. -- Reuters
Iran nuclear deal: Better accord 'a fantasy' says Kerry -- BBC
Kerry pushes back against critics of Iran deal -- AP
John Kerry defends Iran nuclear plan: There 'isn’t a better deal’ -- New York Daily News
Republicans to Kerry: You were 'fleeced' and 'bamboozled' by Iran. -- The Hill
Senator Rubio: Iran deal could 'go away' with Obama -- Reuters
Republicans Have Minds Made Up as Debate Begins on Iran Nuclear Deal -- NYT
Let’s stop pretending Republicans have a serious critique of the Iran deal -- Washington Post
Senate Committee Hearing on Iran Accord in Two Minutes -- Bloomberg
1 comment:
"Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that there is no "unicorn" or "fantasy" alternative"
Well of course not John. You and the Administration have already gone down that road.
Post a Comment