Chuck Schumer Demands Trump Administration 'Come Clean' On Iran Nuclear Talks Amid Reported 'Side Deal'

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During remarks on the Senate floor Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about Axios reporting that the Trump administration agreed to a 'side deal' with Iran to allow them to enrich uranium.

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00:00Now on Iran and the recent news there.

00:04White House Envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have said publicly that

00:11the U.S. will not allow Iran to enrich uranium and will demand full dismantlement of Iran's

00:17nuclear facilities.

00:19But earlier today, Axios reported that there's a proposed side deal in the works between

00:26the Trump administration and Iran that will give them far more flexibility of their nuclear

00:33ambitions.

00:34This report, if true, is terribly troubling.

00:40What is in this so-called side deal?

00:44The administration needs to come clean immediately, make it public, or risk squandering crucial

00:51leverage against Iran.

00:52Any negotiation with Iran should openly and transparently use all of our leverage and

00:58address non-nuclear issues like their support for terrorism and regional profits, proxies.

01:05The administration must clarify what they might be hiding from the American people.

01:11Some of my colleagues on the other side said in 2015, with regards to earlier negotiations

01:17on the last Iran nuclear deal, that the administration essentially asked Congress to trust but not

01:23verify.

01:24That's what they said back then.

01:26It's disturbing that the Trump administration is preparing to do just that, cutting a secret

01:32side deal that avoids congressional oversight and asks Congress to trust but not verify.

01:39Any deal between the U.S. and Iran must be one Congress and the public can fully and transparently

01:48evaluate.

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