A Senate vote to end debate on the nuclear deal with Iran fell short of its required margin today, preventing a full vote to disapprove the deal itself.

A bipartisan group of 58 senators voted to invoke cloture on debating the resolution, two short of the 60 votes required to pass. The remaining 42 Senators voted to continue debate, effectively filibustering.

Iranian deputy foreign minister Hamid Baidinejad supported efforts to filibuster the resolution of disapproval.

A poll commissioned by The Israel Project, which was published Wednesday, showed a majority of voters opposed the use of the filibuster; nearly three-quarters of those supporting the Iran deal opposed a filibuster. The poll also showed strong opposition to the deal, consistent with other recent national polls. The Israel Project publishes The Tower.

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