Nearly 200 House Republicans have written to President [Joe] Biden warning any nuclear deal made with Iran without Congress' approval "will meet the same fate" as the 2015 agreement by President [Barack] Obama later abandoned by President [Donald] Trump [known as the JCPOA].
Why it matters: The Biden administration has been working feverishly to secure an agreement via indirect nuclear talks in Vienna, but on Wednesday, an Iranian official publicly called for Congress to pledge that the US will stay in a potential deal.
The GOP letter — signed by most members of the party that polls say will run the House next year — bluntly rebuffs Iran's request.
…175 House Republicans, including establishment members and hardcore Trumpists alike, signed the letter — a striking statement in itself. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) led the effort. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy signed it [as well].
33 Republican senators have taken the same position, warning in a letter this month that implementation of a nuclear deal would be "severely if not terminally hampered" if Biden did not submit to a Senate vote.
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