WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is intensifying his public campaign to win support for the nuclear deal with Iran, with plans to deliver a speech next week outlining his case in favor of the agreement.
Mr. Obama will deliver the speech Wednesday at American University in Washington, D.C., White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Friday.
The pact faces deep skepticism on Capitol Hill, and the president is trying to persuade enough lawmakers to support the July 14 agreement to keep it from unraveling. Congress is expected to vote in September, after a 60-day review of the deal, on whether to approve or reject it.
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