Folks, this is Failure Theater at it’s freakin finest. It doesn’t get better than this.
Obama is circulating a resolution for UN Security Council consideration that implements the Iran deal announced earlier in the week.
The United States on Wednesday circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would endorse the Iran nuclear deal but retain an arms embargo and ban on ballistic missile technology, said diplomats ahead of a likely vote next week.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power briefed the 15-member council on the draft document behind closed doors.
The deal reached on Tuesday in Vienna with Iran was negotiated by Germany, the European Union and the five permanent, veto-wielding members of the Security Council – the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.
In return for lifting sanctions, Iran agreed to long-term curbs on a nuclear program that the West suspected was aimed at creating an atomic bomb, but which Tehran says is peaceful.
The seven-page draft, seen by Reuters, states that the seven previous U.N. resolutions onIran will be terminated when the International Atomic Energy Agency submits a report verifying Iran has implemented certain nuclear-related measures.
Corker plans on starting Senate debate on the Iran deal next week with a vote in September.
Congress is likely to wait until September to vote to approve or disapprove any deal with Iran, Bob Corker says http://t.co/lT01wOPZu4
— POLITICO (@politico) July 14, 2015
But by the time the Senate gets around to voting, the UN sanctions will be lifted. Corker is miffed.
Corker: “This is exactly what we wanted to stop,” referring to Iran review legislation that would allow Congress to weigh in on agreement.
— Kara Rowland (@kararowland) July 16, 2015
[mc_name name=’Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’C001071′ ] told reporters the admin’s decision to go to the UN before allowing Congress to do its work is “an affront to the American ppl”
— Kara Rowland (@kararowland) July 16, 2015
Corker says it’s “highly problematic” for Obama to go to UN before having Congress ok #IranDeal. Calls it “affront to..American people”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2015
In the meantime, Corker is being treated with respect and deference by the administration and his Senate colleagues.
Visibly angry [mc_name name=’Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’C001071′ ] tried to enter the closed-door meeting between VP Biden & Foreign Relations Dems; livid over WH plans to go to UN
— Kara Rowland (@kararowland) July 16, 2015
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