Obama administration officials warn lawmakers over Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON - Obama administration officials told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday they would oppose new sanctions on Iran if they interfere with last year's international nuclear agreement, laying the groundwork for a potential fight over any legislation.
"If legislation were to undermine the deal, by taking off the table commitments that we had put on the table, that would be a problem," Adam Szubin, the acting Treasury Department undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, told a House of Representatives hearing.
"Certainly our allies around the world would see us taking back major chunks of the sanctions relief as bad faith," Szubin told a Senate Banking Committee hearing later on Wednesday.
