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ABCNEWS – This morning on \u201cThis Week,\u201d Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., told ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos that he\u2019s confident the U.S. should move forward with new sanctions on Iran, despite efforts by the Obama administration to delay such a move.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the possibility of moving ahead with new sanctions, including wording it in such a way that if there is a deal that is acceptable that those sanctions could cease upon such a deal, is possible,\u201d Menendez said on \u201cThis Week\u201d Sunday.<\/p>\n
Talks in Geneva, Switzerland to suspend Iran\u2019s controversial nuclear enrichment program fell apart Saturday with no agreement. On Thursday, Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, pressed Congress to hold off on any new sanctions while negotiations continued.<\/p>\n
Menendez argued that increased sanctions would offer \u201can insurance for the United States to make sure that Iran actually complies with an agreement that we would want to see.\u201d
\u201cAt the same time it\u2019s also an incentive to the Iranians to know what\u2019s coming if you don\u2019t strike a deal,\u201d he added. \u201cSo I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate to move forward on a package that ultimately would send a very clear message where we intend to be if the Iranians don\u2019t strike a deal and stop their nuclear weapons program.\u201d<\/p>\n
Menendez urged negotiators to stick to the deal put forward by the U.N. Security Council, which calls for Iran to cease all enrichment and accept stricter protocols on inspection and oversight of its nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n
A move away from this position, Menendez said, suggests \u201cwe seem to want the deal almost more than the Iranians. And you can\u2019t want the deal more than the Iranians, especially when the Iranians are on the ropes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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