It's one of the items that Congress had on its agenda as it came back to DC this week. Republicans had the opportunity to derail it, but enough Democrats seem to have lined up behind the president to prevent that from happening. We will discuss that procedural issue in a separate post, but here are links where you get background about the deal itself.
First, what are the existing sanctions?
- Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran.
- CFR: International Sanctions on Iran.
And what is in the deal?
- Vox: Here's the full text of the Iran nuclear deal.
- Vox: The Iran deal, explained in clear language by a nuclear expert.
- Wikipedia: Iran nuclear deal framework.
- PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal.
