Kerry 'is delusional ' if he expected to claim the Iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions when they did n't and get away with it , he said . Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain was responding to Iran saying there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is 'instant ' ' I think John Kerry tried to come back and sell a bill of goods , hoping maybe that the Iranians wouldn ’ t say much about it , ' GOP lawmaker said . ' he fact is, we have not seen any evidence from our side or anyone else in this administration that these are serious negotiations at all. another GOP senator said . Another said 'the Ayatollah and President Obama appear to be talking about two separate agreements ... unfortunately , I can ’ t say I ’ m surprised '
Kerry 'is delusional ' if he expected to claim the Iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions when they did n't and get away with it , he said . Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain was responding to Iran saying there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is 'instant ' ' I think John Kerry tried to come back and sell a bill of goods , hoping maybe that the Iranians wouldn ’ t say much about it , ' GOP lawmaker said . 'At best , Iran agreed to disagree with the United States on key nuclear weapons-related issues and to continue talks , ' another GOP senator said . Another said 'the Ayatollah and President Obama appear to be talking about two separate agreements ... unfortunately , I can ’ t say I ’ m surprised '