U.S. Senate banking chairman inclined to hold off on Iran sanctions


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Dec 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's appeal to Congress to hold off on imposing more sanctions on Iran won key support on Tuesday when the chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said he would not back new legislation at this time.

Any such legislation could jeopardize delicate negotiations toward a comprehensive agreement with Tehran to curb its nuclear program after world powers clinched an interim deal with Iran last month, President Barack Obama's administration has argued.

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