Israel PM: Congress must reject Iran deal

US president Barack Obama’s administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to congress yesterday.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an “Iranian terror machine”.

In a first concrete sign of European determination to quickly rebuild economic and political ties with Iran after a 12-year standoff, German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel arrived in Tehran with an economic delegation. Other European powers were expected to follow.