Kerry strongly supports Iran nuclear agreement

US Secretary of State John Kerry has strongly defended the Iran nuclear agreement after the Obama administration won enough support from Democrats for the deal, PressTV reported.

"President Obama and I are convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that the framework that we have put forward will get the job done," he said.

Kerry made the comments during a speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

The top US diplomat also acknowledged that sanctions were not enough to reach a deal with Tehran.

"We also had to face an obvious fact: sanctions alone were not getting the job done, not even close," he said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Senator Barbara Mikulski became the 34th member of the Senate, who supported the accord and survived it in Congress.

President Barack Obama had earlier announced that he would veto a resolution of disapproval over the agreement. He needed 34 votes to uphold veto and now he has enough support.

Congress later this month will vote on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and the P5+1 group -- the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany - in Vienna on July 14.

According to the international agreement, Iran will be recognized by the United Nations as a nuclear power and will continue its uranium enrichment program.

Iran sanctions are set to be removed in exchange for some limitations on the country's nuclear energy program.