Obama’s Iran deal comes under fire

US President Barack Obama’s hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers were dealt a setback when Chuck Schumer, a top Democrat in the US Senate, said he would the oppose the agreement.

Schumer’s opposition could pave the way for more of Obama’s fellow Democrats to come out against the nuclear pact announced on July 1 between the United States, five other world powers and Iran.

The New York senator is among the most influential Jewish lawmakers in the US. He was the first Senate Democrat to announce his opposition to the agreement.