John Kerry said that the US Congress should postpone an immediate vote to reauthorize the 2006 Iran Sanctions Act until further along in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The US Congress should postpone an immediate vote to�reauthorize the 2006 Iran Sanctions Act until�further along�in the implementation of�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA), Secretary of�State John Kerry told the Senate Appropriations Committee on�Wednesday.
"I don�t think there is a need to�rush here. I would like�to see how the [JCPOA] implementation goes," Kerry said when asked if he supports the immediate congressional reauthorization of�the Iran Sanctions Act.


The 2006 sanctions against�Iran are set to�expire at�the end of�2016. US lawmakers have argued to�reauthorize the act in�the event Iran fails to�comply with�the terms of�the internationally negotiated nuclear agreement reached last July.

Kerry encouraged lawmakers to "not immediately" consider the Iran sanctions reauthorization, saying, "we are just beginning now to�see the full implementation" of�the JCPOA.

Under the JCPOA, Iran was given relief from�all nuclear-related sanctions in�exchange for�maintaining a peaceful nature of�its nuclear program.
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