Boehner Shocked...
To paraphrase Claude Rains in the movie Casablanca... 'He's shocked... shocked I tell you...'
(AFP) The top Republican in Congress said Tuesday he was "shocked" by a report that Israel spied on Iranian nuclear talks but insisted he did not know whether information was shared with US lawmakers.
The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that in addition to Israelis spying on the highly-sensitive negotiations between Tehran and world powers, details were back-chanelled to US legislators in an effort to sabotage the deal intended to limit Iran's nuclear program.
"Frankly I was a bit shocked, because, there was no information revealed to me whatsoever," said House Speaker John Boehner, who will visit Israel in coming weeks following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election victory.
On the apparent leaking of details to unnamed members of Congress, Boehner said,"I'm not aware of that at all."
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(AFP) The top Republican in Congress said Tuesday he was "shocked" by a report that Israel spied on Iranian nuclear talks but insisted he did not know whether information was shared with US lawmakers.
The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that in addition to Israelis spying on the highly-sensitive negotiations between Tehran and world powers, details were back-chanelled to US legislators in an effort to sabotage the deal intended to limit Iran's nuclear program.
"Frankly I was a bit shocked, because, there was no information revealed to me whatsoever," said House Speaker John Boehner, who will visit Israel in coming weeks following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election victory.
On the apparent leaking of details to unnamed members of Congress, Boehner said,"I'm not aware of that at all."
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