GOP Senator: Senate Republican Letter To Iran Not 'Productive'

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), one of a few Republican senators who did not sign a letter warning Iranian leaders against a nuclear deal with the United States, said on Tuesday that he doesn't think the letter is "productive."

"I just didn't think it was productive during this time when there are very tough negotiations going on. They're tough enough without introducing this element," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

But when Blitzer asked if the 47 senators who did sign the letter were trying to hurt President Obama or help Iran, Flake said he didn't think so.

"I agree with Susan Collins saying that I don't think the Iranians are that concerned about what 47 senators think," Flake said. "But I was more concerned about our allies. Iran is at the table because these sanctions have bitten pretty hard, these multilateral sanctions. We've got to keep this coalition together."

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