US Congress Asks Obama for Greater Role in Iran Nuclear Deal

A top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives says a bipartisan group of hundreds of lawmakers is sending a letter to President Barack Obama requesting increased congressional weight in the ongoing talks to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. A draft of the letter referred to by Congressman Eliot Engel emphasizes that permanent sanctions relief, which Iran has repeatedly requested during the Geneva negotiations, would require new legislation. "In reviewing such an agreement,...

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