Alwaght- Senate
Republicans on Friday sent a letter to Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Sent to leaders of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the letter thwarted Obama’s authority in negotiating
a nuclear peace treaty. It stated that a nuclear agreement made without
congressional approval might not last beyond the Obama administration and
continues to be at the center of mounting criticism from the American people,
the military and European leaders.
In
an interview with Vice News, Obama said the senators’ intrusion into sensitive
foreign diplomacy and their evident lack of respect for the role of the
presidency is “not how America does business.”
"I'm
embarrassed for them," he told
Vice founder Shane Smith. "For them to
address a letter to the ayatollah – the supreme leader of Iran, who they claim
is our mortal enemy – and their basic argument to them is: 'Don't deal with our
president, because you can't trust him to follow through on an
agreement'...That's close to unprecedented."
Iran’s
Supreme Leader condemned the senators’ letter, saying the “other side is
known for opacity, deceit and backstabbing.
