Arkansas ' Tom Cotton authored the letter that was signed by 47 Iranian senators and sent to Republican leaders on Monday . They are nothing but hardliners in Iran and if they do all of those things without a nuclear weapon , imagine what they would do with one , ' he said . The State Department said it 'undermines ' negotiations . The White House said it 'certainly interferes ' with ongoing talks . Biden said it sends ' a highly misleading signal to friend and foe alike that that our Commander-in-Chief can not deliver on America ’ s commitments—a message that is as false as it is dangerous ' Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Iranians ' 'very blatant effort to undermine ' Obama and 'disrespect ' him is 'unconscionable ' Iran 's foreign minister said , 'This kind of communication is unprecedented and undiplomatic ' and 'implies that the United States is not trustworthy '
Arkansas ' Tom Cotton authored the letter that was signed by 47 Republican senators and sent to Iranian leaders on Monday . They are nothing but hardliners in Iran and if they do all of those things without a nuclear weapon , imagine what they would do with one , ' he said . The State Department said it 'undermines ' negotiations . The White House said it 'certainly interferes ' with ongoing talks . Biden said it sends ' a highly misleading signal to friend and foe alike that that our Commander-in-Chief can not deliver on America ’ s commitments—a message that is as false as it is dangerous ' Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Republicans ' 'very blatant effort to undermine ' Obama and 'disrespect ' him is 'unconscionable ' Iran 's foreign minister said , 'This kind of communication is unprecedented and undiplomatic ' and 'implies that the United States is not trustworthy '