Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani told reporters on Sunday that he finds the opposition by Republican politician to the nuclear deal as amusing. Republican senators have since conceded defeat when they could not reject Iran's nuclear deal due to the Democrats' united stand in the senate.

Rouhani thinks that most American presidential candidates would have difficulty locating his country on a map or if they even know the name of its capital.

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During the interview, Rouhani said he and his countrymen generally view them more like "clowns" based on their television broadcasts.

While the international nuclear agreement has already passed the senate, most presidential candidates from the Republican party have made declarations that they will not honor the treaty if elected.

Rouhani, however, warned that discarding the nuclear deal would tarnish the U.S. reputation in the global community. He compared those presidential candidates to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who agreed and later repudiated his peace treaty with Iran by launching an invasion almost 25 years ago.

He noted that the successor to Obama administration has a duty to uphold the treaty with his country or  lose the trust of other countries.

Two weeks ago, the nuclear treaty with Iran was approved in the U.S. senate - but most of the Republicans are opposed to it. The Democrats are currently the minority in the Senate. However, the Republicans need to muster at least 60 votes to reject the treaty, which they failed to do. The Democrat senators rallied to President Obama's cause and prevented the Republicans from gaining the upper hand, according to CBS News.

Senate Democrat minority leader Harry Reid said that Republicans are wasting time on the Iran nuclear agreement. He said they should focus on finding the money needed to keep the U.S. government running before a shutdown on some of its services are imposed by the end of the month.

Still, Republicans are reportedly resorting to other legal means to defeat the treaty with Iran. They are also exploring the possibility of enforcing previous sanctions against the Islamic republic.

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