billions of dollars in sanctions relief while paving a way for a nuclear iran and we re going to do everything we can to get to the details and if in fact it s as bad of a deal as i think it is at this moment we ll do everything we can to stop it. according to a washington post account of the senate there are 24 senators ready to vote yes or are leaning in favor of voting for the iran deal. 48 senators are leaning no or ready to vote no and 28 positions are completely unknown. half of them are democrats. joining us now, austin goosley, he s currently a professor of economics at the university of chicago and back with us phyllis bennis and james. if this comes to a vote in congress where they would have to block it they would have to overcome a presidential veto and this looks like the president is
major powers offers a more effective way to verify that iran is not pursing a nuclear weapon. history shows that america must lead not just with our might but with our principles. we are stronger not just alone but when we bring the world together. today s announcement marks one more chapter in this pursuit of a safer and more helpful, more hopeful world. joining us now, phyllis bennis from washington. she s the author of the new book understanding isis and the new global war on terror. also joining us is james troud and harvard professor matthew bunn who developed a secret study for president clinton on the study of nuclear materials in russia. professor bunn first to you, in your reading of this deal what is your ultimate assessment of it? i do think it s an important
well overall, this deal gives us quite a lot on hemming in iran s nuclear program. professor, we re getting close to a you were getting close to a very specific response and effect to a major republican talking point today about being able to see check things anywhere anytime. in fact donald trump has mastered that talking point. let s listen to his version of it. anytime, anywhere we should be able to go anytime, anywhere. we should be able to go in and inspect. if you don t have that you have nothing. professor, we have that on the known sites but what the deal seems to be saying if the united states and others want to go and inspect an area that has previously not been discussed, there is some room for negotiation and delay on iran s part on those kinds of inspections. so, what trump is saying is utter nonsense. well we kind of knew that.