Senate Republicans in somber, pessimistic mood over Trump deal with Iran [View all]

President Trump's deal to lift sanctions on Iran and give it access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund has cast a glum mood over the Senate Republican Conference, with GOP senators saying that many of their colleagues are in "dismay" and "somber" over the cost of the agreement.

Trump's most vocal MAGA allies on Capitol Hill are defending the agreement as a potential breakthrough that could finally end Iran's nuclear enrichment program.

But many more GOP senators are skeptical about reaching any real agreement with Iran, arguing that the United States doesn't seem to have any real leverage in the talks.

While a handful of Republican senators have slammed Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran in public statements, Senate sources say many more within the Senate GOP conference feel uncomfortable over the details of the agreement and pessimistic it will produce a satisfactory result.

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