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by Josh Rogin
July 31, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry has been painting an apocalyptic picture of what would happen if Congress killed the Iran nuclear deal. Among other things, he has warned that “our friends in this effort will desert us.” But the top national security official from one of those nations involved in the negotiations, France, has a totally different view: He told two senior U.S. lawmakers that he thinks a Congressional no vote might actually be helpful. His analysis is already having an effect on how members of Congress, especially House Democrats, are thinking about the deal. The French official, Jacques Audibert, is now the senior diplomatic adviser to President Francois Hollande. READ MORE
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