WASHINGTON — President Obama warned lawmakers in his State of the Union address on Tuesday against interfering with his administration’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, promising to veto any new sanctions legislation that makes it to his desk.
“New sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails — alienating America from its allies and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again,” Obama said. “It doesn’t make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress.”
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Talks between Iran and the P5+1 negotiating group resumed this week in Geneva.
