Congress Demands Vote on Any Trump-Iran Nuclear Deal Within 60-Day Talks

3 articles · Updated · Semafor · Jun 16

Republicans and Democrats are converging on one point: any final Trump-Iran nuclear agreement this year must be submitted to Congress under the 2015 review law.
Trump said Tuesday he would send a future deal to Capitol Hill, but lawmakers in both parties say they still have not seen the memorandum he signed Sunday or received a substantive briefing.
Early Republican skepticism is already surfacing over reported terms, including possible Iranian influence over the Strait of Hormuz and immediate economic benefits such as renewed oil sales.
Some senators argue a durable accord needs more than executive action—potentially treaty-level backing with a two-thirds Senate vote—or it could be reversed by the next president.
The main partisan split is not over whether Congress should vote, but whether a GOP-led Congress would force the issue if Trump ultimately tried to bypass it.