Senator John McCain expressed his disdain with The Obama Administration's handling of nuclear negotiations with Iran on Friday.
Singling out Secretary of State John Kerry, McCain said that the foreign affairs official, although "a good friend" of his, "has been a human wrecking ball" in the case of Iran.
The Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee made comments during the Aspen Institute's Washington Ideas Forum in Washington, hosted additionally by The Atlantic, CNN reported.
McCain, largely regarded as a hawk when it comes to foreign policy, urged the administration impart further sanctions against Iran to push a deal he preferred that would end Tehran's nuclear program altogether.
The White House, however, has stated that it will not bring extra sanctions onto Iran, worried that such a move would cause politicians in Tehran to leave the negotiating table.
"I have never been more worried about the parameters of this deal," McCain said when asked about the debate on Iran's nuclear program. "[I was] told yesterday that Secretary Kerry refused to give any details of the negotiations...And yet at the same time [he] wants to rely on our good will."
Although negotiations with Iran and other nations have been delayed in the past weeks, politicians on both sides have said that they believe a feasible middle ground can be reached. Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani has largely been regarded as a moderate leader who has publicly stated in the recent past that he wants a "constructive approach" to testy topics such as the nuclear program.
The Administration will return to the negotiating table in Geneva on November 20, CNN reported.
