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The top US senator urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to work with lawmakers to ensure immediate approval of new sanctions against Tehran.Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid also pressed Clinton to patch up strained ties with Israel and recommend direct negotiations between the crucial Middle East ally and the Palestinians.Senator requested Hillary to work with Congress to quickly complete action on the Iran sanctions legislation and to encourage you to support direct negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.It should be noted that Iran denies Western charges that it seeks a nuclear arsenal, and has refused to freeze its program of uranium enrichment, which can be a key step towards building an atomic bomb.
