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Congress split over Iran's access to the dollar

Key lawmakers disagree on whether banking restrictions would violate nuclear deal.
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) talks to reporters after the weekly Republican caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 12, 2015.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1CO22
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US lawmakers are split over Iran's apparent inability to get the sanctions relief it feels entitled to under the nuclear deal.

Tough! argues Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Helping Iran access the out-of-reach US dollars it needs for most big-ticket transactions is a nonstarter, Corker says, especially when it is launching ballistic missiles tagged with "Israel must be wiped out."

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