Copyrighted Image? DMCA | US President Barack Obama promised to veto new sanctions against Iran and asked Congress for more time to solve the nuclear crisis without going to war, according to his speech at the White House on Friday. "I will veto a bill that comes to my desk," Obama said when asked how he would handle legislation to apply sanctions against Iran for pursuing nuclear weapons. "I respectfully request them [Congress] to hold off for a few months to see if we have the possibility of solving a big problem without resorting potentially to war." Congress needs to be more patient, the President stressed, because sanctions will only undermine a deal that could peacefully halt Iran's nuclear development program. |