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This R&D provides resources on the brewing battle in Congress over the Iranian nuclear deal. Congress is expected to vote next month on a measure that would disapprove the deal, but it would require a two-thirds majority to overcome a veto from President Obama. Critics of the deal allege that it is rewarding a human rights abuser and a state sponsor of terrorism, while proponents argue that the deal averts war and can reward moderate elements of the Iranian political establishment.

Prominent Iranians launch campaign calling on congress not to kill Iran deal http://t.co/WUtGLQT4Xa

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 25, 2015

In letter, Obama tells Congress U.S. will still press Iran http://t.co/gGjYxM5jB7

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 21, 2015

Congress can still force Iran back to the table — and the world will be a safer place for it, argues @mdubowitz http://t.co/Q7uCbWNqDf

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 18, 2015

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In the morning hours of November 24^th the P5+1, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (The United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China) and Germany reached a six month agreement with Iran over its nuclear program. Since 2002, when Iranian dissidents revealed the scope of Iran’s nuclear activities, the international community has tried to prevent Iran from acquiring the capacity to produce a nuclear weapon. The Islamic Republic insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the United States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and other international actors believe that Iran is seeking to acquire a nuclear weapons program to enhance its strategic position in the Middle East. The agreement, the Joint Plan of Action, is an interim agreement that is supposed to lay the foundation for a more comprehensive deal that could prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability and lead to closer U.S.-Iranian relations, which have been strained since the Islamic Republic was born in 1979.

This topic brief will break down the Joint Plan of Action, evaluate the reactions of Americans, Saudis, and Israelis to the deal, and then discuss the chances for a more holistic agreement on Iran’s nuclear program by the summer of 2014.

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