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Capitol Hill counts down days until Iran nuclear deadline

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing the week of June 1.
US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry wait for the start of a trilateral meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne March 28, 2015. The foreign ministers of France and Germany joined the top U.S. and Iranian diplomats on Saturday to help break an impasse in nuclear negotiations as major powers and Iran closed in on a 2- or 3-page accord that could form the basis of a long-term deal. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool - RTR4V9Q6

US lawmakers are ramping up the pressure on Iran with less than one month to go before the June 30 deadline for a nuclear deal.

After passing legislation requiring congressional oversight of a final deal earlier this month, Congress is now headed for a showdown over whether to signal its disapproval. Doing so would curtail President Barack Obama's ability to lift sanctions and could imperil an international agreement, but is seen as unlikely to survive a presidential veto.

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