Secretary of State John Kerry spent a second day on Tuesday urging US lawmakers not to interfere in sensitive Iran nuclear talks, hours before Senators were scheduled to vote on giving Congress a say on the accord's fate. As the Obama administration faced scepticism in closed-door meetings with House and Senate members, a compromise emerged on a Senate measure that would shorten the period that Congress would have to review the final deal.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said the total review period would be reduced to 52 days, from the 60 days in earlier drafts of the Bill. The period includes a 30-day review, plus 12 days for a possible veto by President Barack Obama and a 10-day window for an attempt to override such a veto. "My sense is we're moving towards a strong support in committee," Corker said.