FINANCIAL TIMES: …The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for a bill to give Congress a chance to approve or reject a nuclear deal with Iran, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity.
The bill passed by 98-1 after several Republican senators were blocked by the party leadership in their efforts to insert amendments that were strongly opposed by the White House. If a similar text ends up being approved by the House, the legislation would give Congress a role in approving a final Iran deal but does not include earlier provisions that the White House had considered to be “poison pills” for the negotiations.
Although the administration does not welcome the idea of Congress weighing in on a final deal with Iran, officials are confident that there is not a two-thirds majority in the Senate to block any agreement… (more)
EDITOR: The two-thirds majority would be needed to overturn a presidential veto. While it takes two-thirds vote for the Senate to approve a treaty, the White House does not intend to submit a treaty for formal approval. So technically only the current administration is bound.
