According to Al Jazeera, the Trump administration's recent memorandum of understanding with Iran is testing a two thousand fifteen law that requires congressional approval for any Iranian nuclear agreement. The question now: does this new memo fall under that requirement? The two thousand fifteen law emerged from years of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, ensuring Congress has input on major Iran policy decisions. Legal experts are split on whether the memorandum qualifies as an agreement requiring the law's safeguards. The answer could reshape how future administrations handle Iran diplomacy.

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