Iran Supreme Leader Criticizes Republican Letter on Nuclear Talks
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said an open letter by 47 Republican senators to Iran’s leaders warning that any nuclear deal with the Obama administration could be reversed was a sign of “collapse in political ethics” in the U.S.
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The letter noted that only a congressional vote could approve international treaties and that any executive order signed by President Barack Obama to enforce a nuclear deal could be reversed by his successor in 2017 “with the stroke of a pen.”
“U.S. senators officially announce that when this government leaves, its commitments will become nullified,” Mr. Khamenei said. “Isn’t that the ultimate collapse of political ethics and the disintegration of the U.S. system?”
The letter, and Mr. Khamenei’s response, come at a crucial point for the long-running nuclear talks.
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