Iran Supreme Leader Criticizes Republican Letter on Nuclear Talks

[yewberry]

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Source: WSJ

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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[forest444]

1. Khamenei is proving to be a better friend to the U.S. than these 47 "Americans"

Who would have thought.

I mean, he could have easily used the missive as a pretext to walk away from the negotiations, and in so doing make his own life a damn slight easier with the hard-line mullahs. And yet, he's sticking with it.

Boner could learn a thing or two from that - how to be the adult in the room, for one.

[FiveGoodMen]

4. True, although that's setting the bar mighty low!

IMO, those 47 are America's enemies. And deliberately so.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Now this should make the 47 ashamed and the GOP heads explode.

I would hate to know the Ayatollah had this statement to say about a letter I wrote which seems to be attempting to blow up negotiations.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. duplicate

of http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141037438

[Chemisse]

5. Locking

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