A US Senate committee has reportedly agreed to demands by the White House to further delay discussing a bill that would impose new sanctions against Iran.On Friday, the leaders of the Senate Banking Committee, who had already put off debating the sanctions in September upon earlier requests by the US government, agreed to some further delay, according to Reuters.
The debate on the sanctions, known as the committee markup, was expected to be held early next week with a vote on Thursday, but a Senate aide said the session is not expected next week and has yet to be scheduled.
The news comes a day after the White House hosted a meeting of aides to Senate Banking Committee leaders to persuade the senators to suspend the new sanctions package.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are scheduled to brief the committee on the status of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers - the US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany - on Thursday.
US President Barack Obamas administration has been urging the Senate Banking Committee to delay the new set of embargoes in an attempt to create a better chance of success for the nuclear talks with Iran.
The new sanctions have already been approved by the US House of Representatives. It has to be discussed in the Senate Banking Committee before moving to the Senate itself for approval.
Iran and six world powers wrapped up two days of negotiations over Tehrans nuclear energy program in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 15-16. The two sides agreed to meet again in the Swiss city on November 7-8.
By Press TV
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