The last few weeks have seen intense diplomacy between Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russian Federation, in what seems to be a concerted effort to break the logjam over the Syrian conflict.
Republicans hold 54 of the Senate’s 100 seats and would need at least 13 Democrats to vote no. So far, just Senator Chuck Schumer has said he will oppose the deal, while 20 Senate Democrats have said they will support it.
If the Israelis can coerce the U.S. government and Congress and Senate into imposing its will, why spend millions on convincing the public how terrible the nuclear agreement is?
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.
Fifth, as the chief U.S. negotiator, Wendy Sherman, recently testified, to force Iran to come clean on all past nuclear activities by the Iranian military.
The board expressed gratitude for the Obama administration’s focus on the Iranian nuclear threat, but went on to say that the Iran deal should be strengthened, war is not the only alternative to the deal (Obama has claimed it is) and Israel is being singled out.
One of the Senate’s leading Democrats, Chuck Schumer of New York, on Thursday announced his decision to oppose the deal aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.