From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield.

This week after a barrage of think pieces, op-eds, stump speeches, and millions of dollars of advertisements,

the fate of the Iran nuclear deal, which would lift economic sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear capabilities,

seemed finally to be settled.

In a major win for the Obama administration, the nuclear deal with Iran now appears unstoppable. The president has now locked down all the votes he needs for the controversial

agreement to survive in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Breaking news on the Iran nuclear deal just moments ago, Democratic Maryland Senator Mikulski announced

she will support it.

She becomes a 34th senator to do so, ensuring that the deal was served.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that this means a majority of Congress approves of the deal.

Not by a long shot.

Florida Senator and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio.

Well, first of all, they don't have the votes to pass it. He has the votes to sustain a veto.

Irrespective of where this ends up, I'm confident that the majority of the House and Senate are going to vote to reject this deal.

Senator Rubio is correct. So, if deal opponents vote to reject the agreement later this month, as promised,

President Obama will veto it, as promised. That 34th yes vote guarantees only that there will not be

enough opposition for Congress to overturn the inevitable veto, thus lawmaking. However, even if the veto stands, opponents of the deal,

like Senator Rubio, are adamant that the fight is far from over. But here's a broader point.

This is not a treaty. There's nothing about this that's binding on the next administration.

And I'm the president of the United States. In my first day in office, we will lift what the

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