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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/middleeast/un-vote-on-iran-nuclear-deal-irks-congress.html
Vote on Iran Nuclear Deal Irks Congress
(New York Times) Michael R. Gordon and David E. Sanger - During the talks on limiting Iran's nuclear program, Secretary of State John Kerry argued that the UN Security Council should not vote on lifting sanctions on Iran until Congress had a chance to review the deal. But he ran into a wall of opposition from Iran, Russia and the Europeans who argued successfully that Security Council action should come first, according to Western officials. The Iranians wanted to ensure a Security Council vote as soon as possible to get the international community behind a road map for sanctions relief.