David Petraeus, Dennis Ross, and a host of other prominent American security advisers joined Wednesday to warn that an emerging “deal” with Iran on nukes failed to provide adequate safeguards. In an open letter, Newsmax reports the group charged that the deal failed to include inspections or sufficient conditions for sanctions relief.

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