Brussels, September 12 (RHC)-- The European states involved in the nuclear negotiations with Iran warned the U.S. Congress to approve the agreement or the Europeans would lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic unilaterally, according to an American political commentator in Indiana.

E. Michael Jones, former professor and editor of Culture Wars magazine, made the remarks during an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on Republican lawmakers' statements against the Iran nuclear agreement, reached between Iran and the P5+1 -- the U.S., Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany -- in Vienna in mid-July.

The Republican-controlled Congress is reviewing the nuclear agreement and has until September 17 to vote to either approve or disapprove of it. On Thursday, Democrats blocked a Republican resolution to reject the deal, ensuring that the historic agreement can be implemented without President Barack Obama having to use his veto power. But, Republicans refused to concede defeat and said the Senate will vote on the Iran deal next week one more time.

Jones said that Republicans cannot stop the historic Vienna accord now. "This is all just hollow posturing on the part of the Republicans for money from the Israel lobby primarily but also trying to create some type of issue for the upcoming presidential election."

Some Republican presidential candidates, such as Marco Rubio, have said that if they become the U.S. president, they will strike down the Iran nuclear agreement and reimpose sanctions against the Islamic Republic.