Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, came out Monday in support of the Iran nuclear agreement, saying that it "realistically precludes" Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb for 15 or more years.
Schiff, a centrist who is influential with moderate Democrats and Jewish Democrats, said he remains concerned that the international agreement won't give United Nations inspectors full access to Iranian military sites, and it allows Tehran to quickly expand production of enriched uranium after 15 years.
But Schiff said in a statement that the Obama administration and five other world powers won favorable terms on several key issues, including a mechanism that allows a "snap back" of economic sanctions if Iran violates the terms of the deal.