Grassley: Obama has given away too much in Iran deal

CEDAR RAPIDS - Sen. Chuck Grassley hasn't started to read the Iranian nuclear agreement negotiated by the Obama administration, but said Wednesday he plans to give it 'really in-depth consideration” before the Senate votes on it later this summer.

However, based on input from his staff and others as well as 'my own skeptical approach,” the Iowa Republican continues to doubt that the agreement between Iran, the U.S. and five other nations is in America's best interest.

He recalled that in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, President Barack Obama said that Iran would never have any nuclear bomb capability.

'We've probably given away 90 percent of where the president originally said he was going to be when these negotiations were done,” Grassley told Iowa reporters.

Considering Iran has a history of sponsoring terrorism and hiding its nuclear program from outside inspectors, Grassley said he's long been doubtful about a deal with Iran that fails to fully dismantle its nuclear program.

He's concerned the agreement reached earlier this week, after marathon negotiations that includes relief from international sanctions, 'could offer a lot more carrot than stick” and increase Iran's opportunity to support terror activity through proxies.