July 7, 2015 | Quoted by Brett Logiurato - Business Insider

The Iranian Nuclear Talks Just Went Into Double Overtime

Negotiators in Geneva are set to blow past another deadline in the ongoing discussions surrounding Iran's nuclear program.

And the new deadline could mean more trouble on the domestic front for President Barack Obama.

Iran and the so-called P5+1 — the US, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Germany — have now given themselves until July 10 — three more days — to work out a final deal.

The new deadline of July 10 is significant, at least for Obama and his team of negotiators, because the real deadline in the final round of talks has been July 9.

That's the day they need to have a deal in order for it to move swiftly through Congress.

“The fact that the Obama administration is so loathe to give Congress an extra 30 days to review what will be the most consequential national security agreement of the post-Cold War era is remarkable,” Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Business Insider.

“It tells you everything you need to know about how concerned the administration is to have a serious debate on the actual deal and its consequences.”

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