Trump's Iran deal sparks GOP demands for vote as Congress remains in the dark
President Donald Trump has the beginnings of an agreement to end the war in Iran, but Congress hasn’t seen it, and Republicans want details before lending their support.Trump declared that...
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President Donald Trump has the beginnings of an agreement to end the war in Iran, but Congress hasn’t seen it, and Republicans want details before lending their support. Trump declared that the deal had already been signed by all parties, but senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who is a member of the Gang of Eight who receives top-level intelligence briefings from the administration, are still in the dark about what exactly it entails. "I don't think even the people who follow this stuff closely up here know much about it," Thune said. TRUMP AGAIN SAYS DEAL IS CLOSE, THEN CONFIRMS A LAST-MINUTE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN, BUT DETAILS STILL SECRET As Congress awaits information on the long-awaited deal, Vice President JD Vance went on a media blitz for much of Monday to provide rough sketches of what’s inside. When asked if Vance should brief senators on the matter, Thune said, "Somebody will need to." "I don't know whether it's the vice president, but for sure, our members are gonna have a lot of questions about it," Thune said. There’s also an issue of trust with Iran and whether it will follow through with whatever has been agreed to. "History shows that the religious zealots running Iran lie like fish swim," Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said. IRAN’S LONG TRAIL OF DECEPTION FUELS SKEPTICISM OVER NEW NUCLEAR DEAL AS TALKS CONTINUE Vance’s media tour did outline a rough timeline of about 60 days from the initial signing of the deal to allow for further negotiations on a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear program. But there are critics, including former President Barack Obama, who told "Good Morning America" that he was "doubtful" Trump’s deal would be different from his own agreement with Iran in 2015. Vance shot back on CBS News that Obama’s deal "took an Iranian nuclear program that it accelerated, and it basically bribed the Iranians to stop that program." However, Vance confirmed that there would be a $300 billion reconstruction fund available to…