White House Launches Twitter Account to Defend Iran Nuclear Deal

The White House launched a new Twitter account Tuesday to defend the Iran nuclear deal, as US lawmakers prepared to debate the long-negotiated agreement.

In its inaugural tweet, @TheIranDeal linked to a resource page about the agreement between Iran and world powers to curb its nuclear program.

"The historic #IranDeal succeeds in verifying that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon," the first tweet said.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the Twitter account would be used as an advocacy tool, and also a means to inform the public about the...