IRAN NOT HAPPY WITH NEW US SANCTIONS

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said the Iranian nuclear deal would be dead if the US Congress imposes new sanctions, even if they do not take effect for six months, Time Magazine reported.In a transcript of the interview, which was conducted on Saturday and posted online on Monday, Time said it asked Zarif what would happen if Congress imposed new sanctions, even if they did not go into effect for six months."The entire deal is dead." replied Zarif. He was referring to a Nov 24 interim agreement with six world powers under which Tehran would curb its nuclear programme in exchange for limited relief from economic sanctions over the next six months.The Iranian foreign minister's comments had little apparent effect on US senators who are preparing legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran in six months if the deal reached in Geneva goes nowhere.