Carol Morello Reports Deal Is Very Near

++The Washington Post's Carol Morello continues her excellent reporting on the Iranian negotiations. She reports that signs are good because Russia's Foreign Minister has arrived and the Chinese Foreign Minister is likely to arrive in Vienna soon. She reports on back-to-back negotiating sessions between John Kerry and the Iranians. 

++From the Iranians she reports that the report has to be typed up and proof-read which takes time. That is the reason reported at the end of Sunday why the report was not released today.

++Morello reports that Bibi has told his cabinet that the negotiating powers made a cascade of concessions to Iran and that with Iran's threats against the United States and Israel he won't tolerate it. 

++Morello reports that Senator Corker is worried about John Kerry's negotiating style and that the United States will concede too much. Ben Cardin, the other ranking Democratic Senator, says that there is no trust with Iran and that the Democrats will be skeptical about the deal.

++Congress , however, will have to muster a veto proof vote, which they could not do on previous legislation,except for the last piece of legislation that they can review it.

++Senator Lindsey Graham advocated keeping the interim agreement and not pressing on to conclusion. That's hardly practical.

++It is suddenly dawning on people that this would be an historic agreement breaking decades of isolation of Iran from the global community. But as Ayatollah Khamenei said he would continue to struggle against "Global arrogance". Hopes that the agreement would spark a new era in Iranian-United States relationships were oversold from the beginning. What is likely are areas of cooperation and also areas of bitter confrontation.

++Other observers have noted that a No deal would not mean the status quo but a worsening of the situation.