Interim deal on Iran splits Congress on new sanctions Hawks in Congress want to prepare new sanctions legislation to automatically kick in if Iran fails to hold up its end of the interim deal, but Senate moderates might stand in their way.
Top senators pledge sanctions legislation after the holiday U.S. Senate leaders pledged to revisit intensified Iran sanctions after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Senators, after Obama meeting, seem ready to delay new sanctions U.S. Senate leaders who met with President Obama appeared ready to delay intensified sanctions targeting Iran and its nuclear program.