Congress promises rough ride for any nuclear deal with Iran

On Sunday, McConnell expressed doubts about the Obama administration’s ability to win congressional approval if a nuclear deal with Iran is reached. Secretary of State John Kerry has been main the D.J. delegation in the talks in Vienna, which goal to impose lengthy-time period, verifiable limits on Tehran’s nuclear packages.

“This is going to be a very hard sell for the administration”, the Kentucky Republican said on “Fox News Sunday”, when asked about the likelihood of Congress signing off on a deal.

The South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, said a nuclear Iran was the “worst possible nightmare for the world” and criticised the Obama administration for its weakness in negotiations.

The current negotiations have run more than two weeks and blown through three deadlines.

The willingness of the committee’s ranking Democrat to discuss the negotiations in such stark terms contrasted with the overall tone of the hearing which, like past hearings in the House and Senate on the Iran talks, featured witnesses that were nearly exclusively opposed to a deal.

During those two months, lawmakers could try to build a veto-proof majority behind new legislation that could impose new sanctions on Iran or prevent Obama from suspending existing ones.

Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said lawmakers would review any agreement carefully to ensure the Iranians are held accountable and that any violations can be enforced.

McConnell stated a decision of disapproval is more likely to be launched in the Senate and predicted it will cross with greater than 60 votes.

McConnell has been a consistent critic of Obama on a range of foreign policy fronts, including Cuba and USA participation in multilateral nuclear talks with Iran.

During his interview, McConnell suggested that the Senate would consider a resolution of disapproval, and said that he believed that a number of Democrats would join the Republican majority in the Senate in voting against the deal.

Menendez, long outspoken about a deal that would ease too many sanctions on the rogue nation, also said news of a provisional agreement made him “anxious” but that he will wait to see the details before making a final judgment.

Menendez spoke on ABC’s “This Week”. “But it is a very hard sell”. “If an settlement is achieved, Congress faces a solemn cost in reviewing the deal which I anticipate will be fulfilled to one of the best of our talents and on the highest of requirements”.

“I am concerned about where we are going”, Corker said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” broadcast.

McConnell said there are still questions that remain unclear, including whether Iran will “reveal their past research and development”, and probing “what have they done on the past on this subject?”