{"id":16130,"date":"2015-04-14T18:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/04\/14\/in-twist-white-house-endorses-iran-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:35:41","slug":"in-twist-white-house-endorses-iran-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/04\/14\/in-twist-white-house-endorses-iran-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"In Twist, White House Endorses Iran Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 In a stunning twist, the White House on Tuesday reversed course and signaled support for a Senate bill that would create a process for lawmakers to review any deal with Iran over its nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For months, the White House said President Barack Obama would veto a bill crafted by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and its former ranking Democrat, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, that would set up a vote on any deal with Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corker spent the last few weeks preparing that measure for a Tuesday mark-up, negotiating largely with the man who replaced the indicted Menendez, Sen. 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