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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
White House says it briefed Congress on IAEA-Iran deals
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe White House’s official Twitter account responds to the AP report on Parchin inspections, saying: “While we cannot publicly comment on the IAEA draft document, we have explained this arrangement to Congress in classified briefings.”
Kerry, however, on July 29, defended the arrangements between Iran and the IAEA, arguing that such agreements are typical of the interaction between the IAEA and all of the states it oversees – and that all of those agreements are kept private between the states in question and the international nuclear oversight body.
At the time, Kerry acknowledged that neither he nor any members of the administration had actually had access to the agreement itself.
While we cannot publicly comment on the IAEA draft document, we have explained this arrangement to Congress in classified briefings.
— The Iran Deal (NARA) (@TheIranDeal) August 19, 2015
“We are aware of what the basics of it are,” he asserted, adding that the agreement “is not shared with the world, but we do get briefed on it.”
— Rebecca Shimoni-Stoil contributed
The Times of Israel Community.