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Rep. Ed Royce, California Republican and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Iran's choice of Mr. Aboutalebi is not surprising because Tehran's "primary motive is showing contempt for the United States."
House follows Senate in passing bill to bar Iran's U.N. pick →
He added that the exchange between Iran and the United States on this subject was a bilateral matter and that the U.N. hoped it would be resolved.
