article_snippet.sent: And the president's deputy national security adviser told reporters traveling with the administration abroad that it's 'very clear and understood that sanctions relief will be phased.'
article_snippet.sent: Backed into a corner by reporters, the White House on Monday indicated that negotiators left Switzerland last week without coming to an agreement about the pace at which sanctions would be removed.
article_snippet.sent: Kerry ' said in a live statement they would be 'phased' out over time.
article_snippet.sent: The framework, however, Kerry ' said would remain in place so sanctions could be snapped back into place if need be.
article_snippet.sent: Barraged with questions at Kerry ' Monday briefing about who was lying - the U.S. or Iran - White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested that the timing of sanctions relief remained a topic of discussion - a major revelation given the dispute's potential for derailing a written agreement.