President Barack Obama slammed Republican senators who penned a letter attempting to warn Iran that any pending nuclear agreement will face their scrutiny, claiming they were aligning themselves with Iranian "hard-liners."
Kerry says he's deeply committed to preventing nuclear Iran
"I
think what we're going to focus on right now is actually seeing whether
we're going to get a deal or not. Once we do, if we do, we'll be able
to make the case to the American people, and I'm confident we'll be able
to implement it," Obama said.
Nearly
every Senate Republican has signed on to an open letter to Iran's
leaders warning that without their approval, any Iran nuclear deal
signed by Obama will be null and void after he leaves office.
But
a top Iranian negotiator and Democrats slammed the letter, calling it a
purposeful attempt to undermine the delicate negotiations as they reach
a pivotal deadline later this month.
"We believe this letter has no legal value and is indeed just a propaganda ploy," said Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif,
in a statement provided to and translated by CNN. "Whats more, while
the negotiations have not yet borne fruit and there no agreement yet,
pressure groups in the U.S. are so worried that they are using
extraordinary measures to prove that they, just like Netanyahu oppose
any kind of agreement."
Vice President
Joe Biden joined in the chorus of voices speaking out against the
letter, which he decried as "expressly designed to undercut a sitting
President in the midst of sensitive international negotiations" and
"beneath the dignity of [the Senate,] an institution I revere" in a
statement.
"This letter sends a highly
misleading signal to friend and foe alike that that our
Commander-in-Chief cannot deliver on America's commitments—a message
that is as false as it is dangerous," Biden said.
"Honorable people can disagree over policy. But this is no way to make America safer or stronger."
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