Sen. Tester Backs Iran Deal

Amid rising concerns about the proposed Iran nuclear deal, the Obama administration is struggling in its efforts to drum up support for it and demonizing those who dare oppose it.

While noting that the U.S. government has “no doubt” that Tehran has in the recent past, “pursued the developing of nuclear weapons“, Kerry however added that according to U.S. intelligence, the Iranians stopped such activities approximately in 2005. Additionally, hundreds of treaties were modified upon the Senate’s demands. After ten years, it can be very close to achieving that goal, and, unlike its current unsanctioned pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Iran’s nuclear program will be codified in an agreement signed by the United States and other nations.

“I mean, the complications that will grow out of that are enormous and there will be an increase in this notion that there ought to be a different reserve currency because the United States is misbehaving, and not in fact, you know, living by the agreements that it negotiates itself”, he said.

Franken becomes one of 18 Democratic and left-leaning independents senators who have said they will back the deal.

News of Schumer’s decision was leaked by former White House officials last Thursday night on Twitter, forcing the senator to release his announcement the same night as the Republican presidential debate.

Although New Mexico’s congressional democrats have fallen in line with Obama, polls show the public is sour on the deal.

A newly created group made up of veterans is voicing opposition to Obama’s controversial nuclear deal – which will lift sanctions and free up Iran to use hundreds of millions of dollars to keep funding terror – by urging Americans to call their lawmakers.

“We will hope that Iran would change and we will certainly explore diplomatically – it would be diplomatic malpractice not to go out and try to explore that possibility, and we’ll do so with our eyes wide open”, he said. I remain hopeful that the administration and Congress, in concert with our P5+1 and regional allies, can prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. President Barack Obama is campaigning for the deal while Republicans mostly oppose the deal. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Marcia Fudge, say they have not decided how they will vote when the matter comes up in mid-September.

Bloomberg also took issue with the president’s argument that Congress should support the deal because “the vast majority of the world” does, writing that “Congress should not act based on the opinion of the rest of the world“.

“I still believe that the president will have enough votes to sustain a veto“, Sen. “For years, Iran has used force and terrorism to expand its influence in the Middle East, actively supporting military or terrorist actions in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Gaza”, he said.