Obama to sign 'unnecessary' Iran sanctions extension

President Obama is expected to sign legislation renewing non-nuclear sanctions on Iran, despite characterizing the restrictions as “unnecessary” and refusing to push for the extension, the White House said Friday.

“We have long said that extending the Iran Sanctions Act was unnecessary,” deputy White House press secretary Eric Schultz told reporters at the daily briefing. “We believe the Iran Sanctions Act extension is not necessary, but we also believe it won’t interfere with the Iran deal.