John Kerry's Confident The IAEA Can Handle Iran, But Congress Isn't Buying It

Secretary of State John Kerry assured lawmakers Thursday that the UN's nuclear watchdog would keep the U.S. informed about an ongoing investigation into whether Iran has pursued nuclear weapons in the past.

Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry conceded that the U.S. did not possess the text of the agreement that allows the International Atomic Energy Association to inspect Parchin, an Iranian military site suspected of hosting nuclear weapons development, and to answer broader unresolved questions about possible efforts by Iran to create nuclear weapons. However, he told...