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House Panel Grills Kerry on Iran Nuclear Negotiations
(AP-U.S. News) Deb Riechmann and Matthew Lee - Secretary of State John Kerry played defense Wednesday on Capitol Hill, fielding dozens of questions from lawmakers worried about what Iran could get in a deal being negotiated to block its ability to make an atomic weapon. Rep. Ed Royce (R-Cal.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Kerry, "I'm hearing less about dismantlement and more about the performance of Iran's nuclear program. That's particularly disturbing when you consider that international inspectors report that Iran has still not revealed its past bomb work." Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY) said, "We're hearing troubling reports on the scale and duration of the program that Iran may be allowed as part of a deal." Kerry responded, "There are some big issues yet to be resolved. We are not there yet."