Republicans in Washington on edge over Iran deal as Trump touts its merits

Trump is framing a tentative peace deal with Iran as a victory for the U.S., but fractures in the Republican Party suggest that could be a hard sell.

President Donald Trump is framing a tentative peace deal with Iran as a victory for the U.S., but fractures in the Republican Party suggest that could be a hard sell both on Capitol Hill and in the run-up to November’s midterm elections.

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“It’s a very strong deal,” Trump said at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, seated across from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. “Nobody knows what it is, but it’s very strong.”

The early response from Republican leaders and the conservative commentariat is mixed at best, in part because not everyone has had a chance yet to digest the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two countries.