TEHRAN, Iran (AP/WMOT) — Tennessee senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander are among just a hand full of Republican lawmakers who did not sign a controversial letter to the leaders of Iran concerning ongoing nuclear disarmament talks.
Corker and Alexander are two of only seven GOP senators who refused to sign the letter warning Iran’s leadership that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama could be scrapped once he leaves office
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif is quoted by Iranian state TV as saying the letter by 47 GOP senators was "unprecedented and undiplomatic." He had earlier dismissed the letter as a "propaganda ploy."
The White House and Democrats in Congress also denounced the letter, accusing the senators of trying to sabotage the negotiations.
The United States, along with five world powers, hopes to negotiate a framework agreement this month and a final accord later this year which would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.