Watch the highlights: John McCain and Brookings experts debate the Iran nuclear deal

Despite failed attempts by Senate Republicans to vote on a resolution to reject the Iran nuclear deal, the debate among members of the U.S. Congress continues.

Recent polling suggests Americans, for their part, are equally divided on the agreement designed to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from crippling economic sanctions.

While the deal looks nearly certain to survive, the implications of the public record on this debate will affect the conversation around the region for decades to come.

Last week, Brookings contributed to that effort by hosting a Brookings Debate on the Iran deal. The specific question at hand: How should congress vote on the Iran nuclear deal?

Arguing in support of the deal’s approval was Brookings Senior Fellow Suzanne Maloney, an expert on Iran and Persian Gulf energy, and Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel, a 30-year veteran of the CIA and senior advisor on South Asia and the Middle East to the last four U.S. presidents of the United States.

Arguing against the deal were U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Brookings Senior Fellow Leon Wieseltier, former literary editor of The New Republic.

CBS’s Major Garrett moderated the debate, asking viewers to vote for or against the deal before the debaters made their case. At the end of the debate, viewers voted again. Here were the results:

After watching the highlights, what do you think? Should Congress approve the deal? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

You can watch the full debate video here.