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Congress Unlikely to Override Veto on Any Iran Deal Resolution - Lawmaker

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Congressman Brad Sherman claims that any US Congress resolution against the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely to be able to override a presidential veto.

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) — Any US Congress resolution against the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely to be able to override a presidential veto, Congressman Brad Sherman told Sputnik.

“A [Congress] resolution would go to the [US] President for his signature or veto. It would be vetoed. So then the issue would be, would two thirds of both Houses of Congress override [a veto]? My prediction is no,” Sherman, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Tuesday.

The Republican controlled US House and Senate will have 60 days to review the deal reached between Iran and international powers to stop Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

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On Tuesday, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany — announced a final comprehensive agreement on Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions' relief.

Republicans have largely opposed the Iran deal, while most Democrats have backed the president.

If half of both the House and Senate disapprove of the Iran deal, US President Barack Obama will veto the resolution, sending it back to Congress where it must garner a two-thirds vote to override the president's veto.

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