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Is this the beginning of the end for the Iran deal?

Proponents of the nuclear pact fear the worst under a Trump administration.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump makes his way through the crowd after addressing a Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo                  FROM THE FILES PACKAGE "THE CANDIDATES" - SEARCH CANDIDATES FILES FOR ALL 90 IMAGES - RTX2SFIW
Many wonder whether President-elect Donald Trump will take action to kill the Iran nuclear deal. Here, Trump makes his way through a crowd after addressing a Tea Party rally against the deal at the US Capitol in Washington when he was trying to win the Republican presidential nomination, Sept. 9, 2015. — REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/

Advocates of the nuclear deal with Iran are convinced the pact is in mortal danger following Republican Donald Trump’s upset election.

Deal skeptics on Capitol Hill have already prepared a raft of bills that have a far better chance of making it into law with the threat of a White House veto now out of the way. But the president-elect himself can just as easily send what he’s called a “disastrous” deal to the dustbin of history by simply refusing to sign off on sanctions relief.

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