Rumored co-recipients of next Nobel Peace Prize criticized: one responsible for hundreds of American soldiers' deaths in Iraq

Secretary of State John Kerry is rumored to be receiving a Nobel Peace Prize after finalizing the Iranian nuclear deal due to his close relationship with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif. 

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Kerry's efforts to seal the nuclear deal backfired as speculations of him receiving a Nobel Peace Prize surfaced. A rumor claiming Zarif is a probable co-recipient of the prestigious award has not helped Kerry's reputation.
Rumors that the two will be co-selected for the international award have been circulating for months. Earlier this July, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, one of today'sleading Swedish think-tanks, recommended the two be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
Lawmakers and Washington insiders who have already worked hard on the Iran portfolio were shocked by the rumors. In several interviews with the Washington Free Beacon, they claimed neither Kerry nor Zarif were fit to receive the prize.
"We have seen Nobel Prizes that appeared to be awarded to people who have acted staunchly to the detriment of Israel's existence, and if that is their inclination this time, I think Secretary Kerry should be first runner up for the Nobel Prize, right behind the Ayatollah," Representative Louie Gohmert said.
The speculations and allegations looming over the Nobel Prize surfaced after months of reported "warmth" and "comfort" between the American and Iranian teams selected to seal the final Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The US considers Iran to be the world's leading country to sponsor and support terrorism. Military officials linked Tehran to the hundreds of American soldier deaths in Iraq. 
"No one should be surprised if the Nobel Peace Prize committee ends up awarding the chief negotiators of a catastrophic agreement that preserves and legitimizes Iran's ability to build nuclear arms, and unleashes over $100 billion for Iran to further fund Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorists who attack Israel," said one senior GOP aide who has been working on the issue for quite a while.
Some believe that awarding Kerry and Zarif with the award would be a mockery of award.
Bill Kristol, a conservative commentator and editor of the Weekly Standard said, "I assume they'll win it. It will be announced in early-mid October, and then Kerry can resign in glory and join the Democratic presidential race."
One senior pro-Israel official involved in the Iran fight -but was unauthorized to speak on record- said, "American historians will judge Kerry as one of the worst secretaries of state in the country's history, a man who ceded enormous parts of the globe to hostile American rivals and legitimized the Iranian nuclear program. It's not a surprise that European elites, who find America's rivals preferable to America and want to do business with Iran, are going to reward him for it."
A spokesman for the Nobel Foundation neither confirmed nor denied the rumors, simply stating, "The Nobel Foundation cannot comment, confirm, or deny rumors of the kind described in your email. According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation and the prize awarding institutions of the Nobel Prize all nominations are classified information."

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