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Pelosi: Iran nuclear accord “a diplomatic masterpiece”

In this photo taken July 29, 2015, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that House Democrats will support President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran over its nuclear program.

Nancy told reporters on Thursday that she was convinced the conclusion reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries - the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany - would be supported due to “the nature of the agreement”.

"Where does my confidence spring from? First of all, from the quality of the agreement. Second of all, to the seriousness and thoughtfulness with which my colleagues have approached this," she said.

Describing the deal as "a diplomatic masterpiece," Pelosi predicated that the Democrats would sustain a promised veto of the Republicans' expected disapproval measure.

"More and more of them have confirmed to me that they will be there to sustain the veto. They've done this not blindly, but thoroughly, and [spent] the last two-and-a-half weeks reviewing the documents. … And it's really pretty exciting."

Almost all Congressional Republicans have publicly opposed the deal. They are expected to put forward a resolution of disapproval before a Sept. 17 deadline.

President Obama has said he would veto the resolution if the Republicans pass it. The resolution then will receive an override vote meaning that two-thirds of both chambers would have to agree to override the president’s veto.

On Wednesday, Obama hosted congressional Democrats from the House of Representatives at a White House reception to build support for the Iran accord.

Pelosi said the president made a "forceful presentation of his case supporting the nuclear" conclusion, noting that groups like AIPAC cannot succeed in hindering the agreement.

The main Israeli lobbying group in Washington has been trying to dissuade Republicans and even some Democrats from backing the Iran nuclear agreement.

 


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