Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is raising pressure on the administration days before a deadline to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

“I am writing to express my grave concern about recent demands by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s parliament rejecting critical elements of an agreement for a possible nuclear deal,” Menendez wrote in a letter sent Friday to Secretary of State John Kerry. “If Iran insists on these red lines in negotiations, then I strongly urge you to suspend negotiations rather than accept a bad deal with Iran.”

The New Jersey Democrat referenced a speech earlier this week during which Khamenei said that all U.S. sanctions, including those from Congress, as well as U.N. sanctions should be lifted as soon as a deal is signed. Iran’s supreme leader also called the inspections of military sites “out of the question” and added that a freezing of Iran’s nuclear research and development for 10 years wouldn't be accepted as part of a deal.

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