By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON
Secretary of State John said Tuesday that U.S. policy is to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon and urged patience from lawmakers.
“I can't state this more firmly -- the policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon,” Kerry told the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Anybody running around right now, jumping in to say, ‘Well, we don't like the deal,’ or this or that, doesn't know what the deal is. There is no deal yet.”
America’s top diplomat just returned from Geneva where he participated in negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif. The meetings are crucial ahead of an end of March deadline for negotiators to reach a political framework agreement about Iran’s nuclear program.
Just weeks before that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on March 3 where he is widely expected to press for additional sanctions on Iran. The Obama administration has strongly opposed such a move, saying it would likely derail ongoing talks, and threaten international support for existing sanctions.
Netanyahu has framed a potential deal as a security threat for Israel.
But Kerry said Israel “is safer today” than before world powers and Iran signed an interim agreement that froze key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
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