"The bottom line is this: this nuclear deal meets the national security interests of the United States and our allies. It prevents the most serious threat of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, which would only make the other problems that Iran may cause even worse." 

 

Obama was speaking at a nationally televised news conference, trying to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical² U.S. lawmakers and the American public. 

 

He must also reassure³ nervous U.S. allies such as Israel and Saudi Arabia. 

 

The US Congress has 60 days to review the agreement, and House and Senate leaders have already signaled they think the US made too many concessions⁴ in the nuclear talks. 

 

Obama says if lawmakers vote based on the facts, the majority of them should approve the deal. 

 

"My hope -- I won't prejudge this -- my hope is, is that everyone in Congress also evaluates this agreement based on the facts, not on politics, not based on lobbying but based on what's in the national interest of the United States of America."

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