WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat from Delaware, said on Friday that he will support the nuclear deal with Iran.

“This is a good deal for America and our allies, including Israel, one of our closest allies. And, oh yes. It beats the likely alternative – war with Iran – hands down,” Carper wrote in an opinion piece published in The News Journal of Delaware on Friday.

(Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Photo: Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), official photo.