Senate Democrats hand victory to Obama on Iran agreement

  18 September 2015    Read: 1402
Senate Democrats hand victory to Obama on Iran agreement
US Senate Democrats have blocked a resolution against the Iran agreement for a third time in a week, sealing a major foreign policy victory for President Barack Obama.
As was expected, the Republicans failed once again on Thursday to gather the 60 votes needed for the resolution of disapproval in the 100-member chamber.

Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, Thursday is the final day for the Republican-controlled Congress to disapprove of the nuclear deal.

This means the legislation aimed at sabotaging the historic agreement is essentially dead, and that the deal will now take effect without a veto showdown between Congress and the Obama administration.

The Obama administration has gained this resounding victory over its opponents, despite the Israel lobby’s massive campaign to defeat the historic nuclear agreement, reached between Iran and the P5+1- the US, Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany -- in Vienna in mid-July.

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