White House remains certain Congress will fail to block Iran deal

WASHINGTON: The White House expressed confidence on Friday (Staurday in Manila) that it will prevail in the multimillion-dollar battle over the Iran nuclear deal, dismissing a senior Democratic senator’s rejection of President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy goal.

The Obama administration appeared to have good reason for its certainty: A Democratic lawmaker said that more than enough House Democrats have said they would uphold Obama’s promised veto of a Republican resolution intended to kill the nuclear pact by barring the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran.