Obama telephones US senator to discuss Iran nuke agreement
The White House says President Barack Obama and the head of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee have discussed the tentative agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program.
Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican, is pushing legislation to require Congress to approve the deal.
Obama objects to the bill and has promised to veto it.
Josh Earnest, the president's spokesman, says Obama called Corker on Wednesday to discuss the commitments Iran had made to limit its nuclear program.
Earnest says Obama praised Corker's handling of the issue and reiterated that the emerging deal is the best way to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
