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Senate Blocks Iran Vote with Filibuster

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President Barack Obama's controversial Iranian nuclear deal is moving forward unchecked by Congress.

On Thursday afternoon, Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., voted 58-42 to filibuster the resolution against the deal, which mainstream media pitched as a victory for Obama.

To the dismay of Republicans trying to stop it and some 60 percent of Americans who oppose the U.S.-led agreement, the president was spared having to veto a vote against it.

The deal will move forward, at least for now. Since it's an "executive agreement" rather than a treaty, it is not legally binding on the United States nor its next president. But between now and then, the president's much-touted deal can do huge damage.

The agreement effectively obliterates international sanctions against the Iranian regime while legitimizing its nuclear and missile programs and providing plenty of funding for terror groups in the Middle East and beyond.

Meanwhile, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Ayatollah Khamenei said Israel will cease to exist within 25 years and in the meantime, it won't have a moment's respite.

Both Senate and House Republicans are vowing to keep fighting to find a way to stop the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program.

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