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House starts its review of Iran deal

A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing the week of July 6.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a news conference in front of Palais Coburg, the venue for nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, July 5, 2015. The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats met for a sixth consecutive day on Sunday to try to resolve obstacles to a nuclear accord, including when Iran would get sanctions relief and what advanced research and development it may pursue. Iran and the United States have made "genuine progress" on a nuclear deal but there are several difficult issues to resolve and W

The US House of Representatives is set to kick off its review of a final nuclear deal with Iran this week following a month of parallel activity in the Senate.

The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing July 9 with former George W. Bush administration arms control official Stephen Rademaker and other outside experts on the implications of a nuclear agreement. Negotiators in Vienna aim to have a final deal inked by the end of the week, since going past July 9 would give a disapproving Congress 60 days instead of 30 to bar President Barack Obama from lifting sanctions and potentially scuttle a deal.

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