Iranian Leaders ‘Clearly’ Got Letter's Message, Tom Cotton Says
The freshman senator defends the letter after criticism from allies and lawmakers, including some fellow Republicans.
Senator Thomas "Tom" Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, listens during an interview in Washington
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Iranian leaders “clearly have the message now” from a letter 47 Senate Republicans wrote warning that a future U.S. Congress could reverse any nuclear deal, the chief author said Tuesday.
President Barack Obama considers the Republican-led Congress to be a “nuisance,” freshman Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, said as he defended the letter following criticism from U.S. allies and lawmakers including some fellow Republicans.