The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 13, 2015 Iranian Parliament Backs Landmark Nuclear Deal ----------------------------------------------- Iran's Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the landmark nuclear deal between Iran, the United States and five other world powers. The vote comes after Republicans in the U.S. Congress unsuccessfully tried to block the nuclear deal. Iran is expected to begin curbing its nuclear program in the coming days, in exchange for sanctions relief. .