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Trump Decertifying Iran Deal Puts U.S. Credibility 'In Jeopardy,' Sen. Ben Cardin Says

NPR
Published October 16, 2017 at 11:11 AM CDT
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the nomination of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to become the U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the nomination of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to become the U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

The future of the Iran nuclear agreement is up to Congress, now that President Trump has refused to recertify the deal.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Sen. Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the Iran deal, as well as the terrorist attack in Somalia and reports of fighting between Kurdish and Iraqi forces in Kirkuk.

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