WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Bob Corker is raising concerns the Obama administration might accept further restrictions on inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities and less than full disclosure of possible military dimensions of Tehran's nuclear program as negotiators near a final deal with Iran.
Citing reports that suggested the administration might allow further concessions, the Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Monday it is "breathtaking" to see how far the U.S. and the other five world powers involved in the nuclear talks with Iran have strayed from their original goals and statements.
Negotiators have moved from a 20-year agreement to what is in essence a 10-year agreement that allows Iran to simultaneously continue development of an advanced ballistic missile program and research and development of advanced centrifuges, Corker wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama.
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