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"The U.S. Congress is using opposition to Iran as an excuse to attack President Obama&rsquo;s executive authority in an ill-advised piece of legislation. The &ldquo;Iran Threat Reduction Act&rdquo; HR1905, passed on November 2 by the House Foreign Relations Committee, neither reduces an Iranian threat, nor puts significant pressure on Iran&rsquo;s leaders to change policies with which the United States disagrees. A corresponding bill has been introduced in the Senate (S1048). If passed, the House bill would, however, make it illegal for any American diplomat to speak to or have any contact with an Iranian official unless the President certifies to Congress that not talking to the Iranian officials &ldquo;would pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the vital national security interests of the United States&rdquo; 15 days prior to that contact."
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