Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge

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Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge

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The Trump administration's interim agreement to end the conflict with Iran has faced intense criticism from Republican senators and commentators, who label it a major foreign policy mistake. The agreement's details have sparked divisions among Republicans on Capitol Hill.

By Patricia Zengerle and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday. One Republican senator called the framework pact announced this week the "worst foreign policy blunder in decades," another said some reported provisions seemed "ill-advised," and some pro-Republican commentators also broke with Trump over the agreement.

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