WHY SHOULD THE REST OF US FOLLOW THE LAW, WHEN OBAMA DOESN’T? U.S. officials conclude Iran deal violates federal law. “Some senior U.S. officials involved in the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal have privately concluded that a key sanctions relief provision – a concession to Iran that will open the doors to tens of billions of dollars in U.S.-backed commerce with the Islamic regime – conflicts with existing federal statutes and cannot be implemented without violating those laws.”