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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World

Congress Fires Its Warning Shot on Iran Nuclear Deal

Senator Ted Cruz during a press conference at the Capitol Hill (AFP)

The US Congress fired a warning shot at the US administration's efforts to return to the nuclear agreement with Iran.

A total of 16 Democrats voted with almost all Republicans to approve Sen. James Lankford's motion, easily clearing the 60-vote threshold to reach 62 senators voting that the US should not lift sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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