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Israel's UN envoy urges the Security Council to impose "all possible sanctions" against Iran after the Islamic republic's unprecedented attack against Israel. SOUNDBITE
China rejects a US bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran and says that Washington could not legally bring back UN sanctions. "Having quit the JCPOA, the US is no longer a participant and has no right to trigger a snapback at the Security Council," Chinese envoy Zhang Jun tells a Security Council session, referring to the 2015 nuclear deal by its acronym. SOUNDBITE
President Barack Obama tells the American public they need a Congress that "works as hard" as they do and urges Congress to take more action. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama urges Congress to take action against Zika as more cases of the mosquito-borne virus are reported in Florida. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
President Obama says it was "somewhat ironic" that Republican senators warned Iran about a potential nuclear deal with the U.S. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
In an unusual intervention into U.S. foreign policy-making, Republican senators have sent a letter to Iran warning Tehran that any nuclear deal made with U.S. President Barack Obama could last only as long as he remains in office. Justin Mitchell reports.