Why arent we at least curious to find out whether or not president rahani wants to pursue this course of peace . Its what we want. Its negotiated settlement. Why are we slapping his hand down when apparently the arraignian people are willing to support a candidate whos willing to extend the hand . The New York Times agrees. It says, quote, while sanctions are an important element of policy, this moment could harm rather than advance the chances for a negotiated deal with iran. In fact, secretary of state john kerry warned that additional sanctions at this moment might undermine diplomatic efforts. The fact of the matter is, why do we want to strengthen the hand of extremists who will say to him see, you thought you could work with them. We were right all along. I say theyre wrong. I say lets accept the olive branch of the iranian people who selected a more moderate candidate. I ask unanimous consent to submit this document to the record. Foreign ran yeas minister seems as an olive bran