President Barack Obama appears to be nearing a veto-proof margin in Congress that would preserve the Iran nuclear deal, even with a key Democratic senator last week announcing his opposition. According to a “whip count” by the Washington Post, 29 senators have indicated that they support the Iran deal, leaving Obama five shy of the 34 needed to uphold a presumptive veto against a resolution of disapproval, assuming all senators are present for the vote. Thirteen are still undecided, the newspaper reported, with many analysts and Congress watchers surveyed by Platts citing similar figures. The experts agree that the resolution likely will pass but not have enough support to defeat a veto. “We don’t think opponents have supermajorities to override a veto, but it’s looking more like they’ll get to 60 votes [in the Senate] to send a disapproval motion to the White House,” a Republican lobbyist, who asked […]