Kerry to ask Congress for more time and space on Iran deal
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US Secretary of State John Kerry will make the case this week to skeptical Republicans and Democrats that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a half months to secure a final nuclear deal with Iran.
In closed briefings with the full House of Representatives on Monday and the Senate on Tuesday, Kerry also hopes to blunt legislation that would give Congress the opportunity to approve or reject sanctions relief in the deal.
"The president wants Congress to ensure that our negotiators have the time and space that they need to reach an agreement by the end of June," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
Kerry will be accompanied by US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and a representative from the US intelligence community.
