with washington. he says netanyahu has failed and he is now calling his bluff. cnn, jerusalem. many thanks to our elysse labott for that report. no agreement has been reached just yet in switzerland. jim acosta has more. reporter: while iranian and u.s. officials try to make progress in their nuclear negotiations the talks in switzerland hit a speed bump in the form of a letter written by senator tom cotton and signed by 46 of his republican colleagues complaining about the nuclear talks. the obama administration says iran raised the topic with u.s. officials. i m embarrassed for them.
program resumed in switzerland on monday. the u.s. secretary of state met with the iranian foreign minister for five hours. no agreement of reached. and jim accosta reports there s another factor in negotiations. reporter: while iranian and u.s. official try make progress in their nuclear negotiations the talks in switzerland hit a speed bump in the form of a letter written by senator tom cotton and signed by 46 of his republican colleagues to iran s ruling clerics complaining about the nuclear talks. the obama administration says tear ran s negotiators raised cotton s letter with u.s. officials. i m embarrassed for them. it s not how america does business. reporter: in a newly released excerpt from his interview advice the president blasted cotton. for them to address a letter to the ayatollah, the supreme
the president says senator tom cotton s letter quote, damages our country. iranian negotiators did raise cotton s letter in those sensitive nuclear talks that are currently under way but u.s. officials are confident the letter will only be what they are calling a distraction. while iranian and u.s. officials try to make progress in their nuclear negotiations the talks in switzerland hit a speed bump, straight out of washington. as in the letter written by senator tom cotton and signed by 46 of his gop colleagues to iran s ruling clerics. u.s. officials say tehran s negotiators raised cotton s letter during the talks but there were no apologies from the secretary of state. i m not going to apologize for an unconstitutional unthought out action by somebody who has been in the united states senate for 60 some days. reporter: despite tough talk from kerry and even the president it damages the country, it damages our standing. it s not productive.