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Urgent: Forty-one U.S. senators to back Iran nuke deal, enough to block disapproval resolution in Congress

Xinhua, September 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three more U.S. Democratic senators said Tuesday that they would support the nuclear agreement with Iran, bringing the number of lawmakers who have announced their decision to favor the deal to 41.

The three senators who said they would back the agreement are Gary Peters of Michigan, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Ron Wyden of Oregon., according to local media reports.

If the numbers hold, the 41 senators will be enough to block a Republican-backed resolution to disapprove the deal in Congress. Endit