Obama pushed the battle on the Iran nuclear deal up a notch by resorting to personal attacks, comparing opponents of the accord to radical Islamists. US President Barack Obama accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of meddling in American politics, saying he could not remember a time in which a foreign leader had interfered as much in American affairs.
In an interview that will air in full on Sunday, CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria asked Obama if it was “appropriate of a foreign head of government to inject himself into an American affairs,” to which the president responded that he “does not recall such an example.”
The Israeli and American leaders are locked in a public opinion battle regarding the nuclear accord signed with Iran. Netanyahu and his team are said to be vigorously lobbying lawmakers in an attempt to persuade them to vote against the deal next month. Obama has promised a swift veto if Congress rejects the deal. Lawmakers would then have to collect two thirds of the votes to override the president. Read Full Article Here
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