OBAMA: REJECTING THE IRAN DEAL MEANS WAR

OBAMA: REJECTING THE IRAN DEAL MEANS WAR "President Barack Obama has been getting pushback from opponents of the Iran nuclear deal for arguing that opposition to it is tantamount to support for war. Not true, they say. The opponents just want 'a better deal' … In a briefing with a handful of reporters in the White House on Wednesday, Obama said that he’s not trying to be provocative, but that there simply is no way to coax Russia, China, France, Great Britain, Germany and Iran to return to negotiations to ramp up sanctions -- certainly not if the U.S. Congress rejects the deal on the table. The only option left after diplomacy, then, is military action." For more news from Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim, get his newsletter here. [Ryan Grim, HuffPost]