(Los Angeles Times) Paul Richter and Rahim Mostaghim - With negotiations over Iran's nuclear program about to resume, the Obama administration urged Congress on Monday to delay imposing any new economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, argued that piling new economic penalties on Iran would undermine the negotiations and lead other nations to blame the U.S. for their collapse - although previous sanctions helped force Iran to negotiate. The Senate may consider new sanctions legislation by the end of the month, in the middle of a negotiating round that U.S. officials hope will yield a nuclear deal by March. Discussions with Iran failed to meet deadlines in July and November.
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