kerry , is delusional ' if he expected to claim the iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions as part of a nuclear deal when they did n't and get away with it , says the chairman of the senate armed services committee , john .
mccain , responding to the supreme leader of iran 's proclamation yesterday that there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is ` instant , ' ` he should n't , ' earnest added .
and the president 's deputy national security adviser told reporters traveling with the administration abroad that it 's ` very clear and understood that sanctions relief will be phased .