Kerry Tells Congress That Passing New Iran Sanctions Now Would Be ‘Gratuitous’

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BY BEN ARMBRUSTER

Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urged Congress against passing any new Iran sanctions bill, arguing that it could break up the international coalition on Iran and suggesting that it would violate the terms of the recent nuclear deal, thus giving the Iranians “public excuse to flout the agreement.”

“We’re asking you to give your negotiators and our experts the time and the space to do their jobs and that includes asking you while we negotiate that you hold off imposing new sanctions,” Kerry told members of the House Foreign Relations Committee. “I’m not saying never. … I’m just saying not right now.”

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