with all of the documents that we drafted or were part of drafting. and all documents that have been shared with us by the iaea. >> reporter: in early july iaea chief quietly traveled to tehran to finalize the terms of agency inspections. u.s. officials said the documents memorializing those agreements are held own by the two parties but that their substance is no mystery to washington. >> we have been briefed on those documents. we know their contents. we're satisfied with them. we will share the contents of those briefings in full and classified session with the congress. >> reporter: appearing on "the daily show" late tuesday president obama sought to disarm critics of the deal by invoking a republican with a reputation for hawkishness on national security. >> typically they're vague and they fall back on well if you beat your chest a little bit more. >> done in 2011. >> or if you'd brought dick cheney to the negotiations. >> let's not get crazy.