John Kerry warned that Congress' possible decision to veto the Iran nuclear agreement may backfire and result in Tehran's development of weapons.



WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� If the US Congress rejects the Iran nuclear agreement forged in�Vienna by�international negotiators, Tehran will embark on�obtaining a nuclear weapon, US State Secretary John Kerry warned members of�the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on�Thursday.
"If the US Congress moves to�unilaterally reject what was agreed to�in Vienna, the result will be the United States of�America walking away from�every one of�the restrictions that we have achieved.�


The US state secretary continued it would grant Tehran the �green light� to �double the pace of�its uranium enrichment, proceed full speed ahead with�a heavy water reactor, install new and more efficient centrifuges.�


Additionally, if the nuclear deal is vetoed by�Congress, Iran would begin ramping up�its nuclear program �all without�the unprecedented inspections and transparency measures that we have secured,� Kerry warned.

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group comprising the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany, reached an agreement to�ensure the peaceful nature of�Tehran's nuclear program in�exchange for�sanctions relief.

Kerry also said walking away from�the Tehran deal would leave the United States alone, and result in�the five other negotiators walking away �from the tough multilateral sanctions regime that they�ve helped to�put in�place, and we will have squandered the best chance we have had to�fix this problem through�peaceful means.�


Kerry�s remarks come after�the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the nuclear agreement to�relieve Iran of�sanctions and ensure the peaceful nature of�Tehran�s nuclear program. The UN will keep in�place, however, an arms embargo against�Iran and a ban on�ballistic missile technology.

Meanwhile, Congress now has less than�60 days to�fully review the nuclear agreement, during�which time President Barack Obama cannot waive or suspend congressional sanctions against�Iran that are currently in�place.

By Sputnik