Obama, defending his diplomatic efforts in the face of congressional criticism, pleaded with lawmakers on Thursday to hold off on imposing new sanctions against Iran while negotiators seek a six-month interim agreement that would freeze Tehran’s nuclear program.
The diplomatic near miss has provoked a storm of protest from Israel and criticism from Republicans and some Democrats, who say the White House plans to unravel the sanctions program in return for concessions that will barely slow Iran’s march to a nuclear weapon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/us/politics/obama-iran.html?_r=0
The diplomatic near miss has provoked a storm of protest from Israel and criticism from Republicans and some Democrats, who say the White House plans to unravel the sanctions program in return for concessions that will barely slow Iran’s march to a nuclear weapon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/us/politics/obama-iran.html?_r=0