Kerry Tells Sen. Cotton: ‘I Haven’t Read’ Secret Iran Side Deals [Full Exchange]

‘We respect the process of the IAEA and we don’t have their authorization to reveal what is a confidential agreement between them and another country’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
COTTON: “Secretary Kerry, have you read either of these two side deals between the IAEA and Iran?”
KERRY: “No, I haven't read it.”
COTTON: “Have you read any previous drafts?” 
KERRY: “No, I haven't.”
COTTON: “Why can't we confirm or deny the content of these agreements in public? Why is this classified? It's not a sensitive U.S. Government document. The ayatollahs know what they agreed to.”
KERRY: “Because we respect the process of the IAEA and we don't have their authorization to reveal what is a confidential agreement between them and another country.”

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