On Wednesday, Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski (seen below) became the last senator the administration of President Barack Obama needed to sustain the accord, against which Republicans had launched a campaign backed by the United States pro-Israeli lobbies.
Mikulskis support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) means the president can rest assured that his engagement in the Iran talks will not be wasted through Israeli pressure and funding as he now has enough support for his veto power not to be overridden.
His victory, however, did not appear to act as much of a deterrent for Bibi, who has outspokenly attacked any accord with Tehran whatsoever.
After the Maryland senators announcement, sources close to the Israeli prime minister told Jerusalem Post that he does not regret pushing his stance and will continue to do so.
The prime minister has a responsibility to speak out against the deal, said the unnamed Israeli official, further repeating claims promoted by Netanyahus Likud party that Tehran is pursing terrorism and aggression.
They (Iran) will now with the sanctions relief have enhanced resources to do so, because the deal will give them billions of dollars, the official claimed.
Israels recalcitrant stance can further isolate the regime in the international community especially because the JCPOA has been backed by Israel's allies, the UN Security Council, and several other international bodies, including the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), specifically tasked with monitoring nuclear programs across the world.
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(L-R) European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a final press conference of the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015. (AFP)[/caption]Meanwhile, support from 32 Democratic senators and twoindependents who caucus with the partyhas now secured Obamas foreign policy legacy.
The Democrats are even hoping to gain as many as 41 votes in favor of the accord to potentially filibuster any measure of disapproval.
Despite all of this, there seems to be no end in sight to the anti-Iran stance by Tel Aviv, which argues that the stronger the opposition in Congress to the deal, the stronger the message to Iran and to Americas allies in the region, and the greater the likelihood that that message will be reflected in US policy moving forward, said the Israeli source.
As speculations abounded on Bibis next move, officials in the prime minister's office denied reports that he was planning to meet with Obama in Washington on the sidelines of the Jewish Federations of North America in November.
Nothing has been decided yet, said the source.
by Press TV
