Kerry tells ABC News that he is not planning a trip to Iran.
“It’s not being contemplated,” Kerry says. “We don’t have relations at this point.”
The US secretary says it’s “presumptuous” for members of Congress to criticize the UN vote on the deal, which will be held before Congress decides.
“They have a right to do that,” Kerry says. “I mean honestly, it’s presumptuous of some people to suspect that France, Russia, China, Germany and Britain ought to do what the Congress tells them to do. They’re individual countries and they have sovereignty. They’re members of the United Nations and they have a right to have a vote.”
He says that three of the seven negotiators were opposed to keeping any sanctions against Iran in place.
“Three of the seven [negotiators] thought [Iran] shouldn’t be held to any kind of restraint,” Kerry says. “We prevailed.”
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