White House Calls New Sanctions on Iran A Call for Military Action.(UOI).
The White House on Thursday challenged a group of senators seeking news sanctions on Iran to admit they are working to push the U.S. toward military action.
“If certain members of Congress want the United States to take military action, they should be up front with the American public and say so,” Bernadette Meehan, National Security Council spokeswoman, said in a statement.
“Otherwise, it’s not clear why any member of Congress would support a bill that possibly closes the door on diplomacy and makes it more likely that the United States will have to choose between military options or allowing Iran’s nuclear program to proceed.” (HuffingtonPost, 9 January)
The Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez is pushing legislation, backed by a majority of the Senate, that would tighten sanctions on Iran in apparent violation of the 24 November Geneva accord signed by Iran and P5+1
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