Showing the broad international consensus on the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, both the UN Security Council and the European Union have publicly approved the deal today in unanimous votes praising the pact.
The EU vote lifts broad amounts of economic sanctions against Iran, and German officials moved quickly to restore trade ties with Iran, hoping to get a leg up on other countries scrambling to forge new economic ties with Iran’s industrial companies, which are in dire need of major upgrades.
The votes underscore just how isolated opponents to the deal have become recently, amounting at this point to a handful of Iranian ultraconservatives, the US Congressional leadership, and the Israeli government. With Israel not a party to the deal and the Iranian ultraconservatives in the minority, Congress is the only possible ones to “block” the deal.
For the US Congress to actually block the Iran deal, they would need a two-thirds majority in both houses to override a veto. Though Congressional leaders say they believe they can do that, and the Israel Lobby is putting considerable month toward that, it is seen as extremely unlikely.
Even if Congress blocks the deal, the rest of the world will go ahead and do it without the US. The US didn't trade with Iran anyway.
That would leave the US and Israel totally isolated, with no leverage at all. They'd get nothing more, and be outside the deal unable to participate in enforcing it. Thus, they'd be unable to sabotage it.
SecDef just threatened to attack Iran anyway, despite the deal, so with the US government the deal would not be peace.
The world may even be better off with the US left out. Congress is so completely sold out on this that the rest of the world simply doesn't care, and dismissing the US may be for the best.
Yes, I want the deal approved here too, and think it will be, but I am past panicking about whether those sell outs will do it or not.
I wish them -AIPAC – good luck . They should try their best to undo it honestly ( not putting a facade and take US money which might be the motive ) . American ompany will expose AIPAC, evangelical will since they can't go to convett, and Iran will enter a phase like that of Cuba with means to survive on its own. Iran meanwhile will scrutinize every appointments made by the EU and AU/Canada/NZ to deny any postings to Iran with Zionist connection . Gradually gulf countries will swallow their own pill and gravitate to Iran the way Chinese neighbors did to China .
This deal simply help bankrupted Europe while helping US companies to have more income, that is to say if congress rejects the deal and for those American companies that are dealing with their European partners dealing, having their business expanded with Iran.
Excellent news.
Imagine if the US put business ahead of the religion of israel. Lots of business to be made with Arabs/Persians/Palestinians/Muslims, Russia.
Of course if the UN OK the deal and the EU OK's the deal then it will be blatant proof that it is the US that has caused this fiasco, as for Israel it could JUST backfire on them!
So, while Germany and our close allies the Brits rush into Tehran to scarf up all the good deals, the US Congress tells their "buddies" in the US industrial sector to wait until Congress has their say. I'm sure the old Republican supporters at Caterpillar and Haliburton are just thrilled at possibly losing out on a multi-billion dollar contracts so Corker and the rest of the Israel-Firsters in Congress can vocalize their fealty to the Zionists.
I haven't completely written off Corker yet.
Most all of the politicians in U.S. Congress get over 90% of their political donations from the corporate rich. So, to be sure, their decision will be what will best maximize profit in the trading of war materials for Middle-East oil.