WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama on Thursday sent a civil nuclear agreement with the United Arab Emirates to the Senate for ratification, but its passage remains uncertain, thanks to a recently disclosed video. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan allegedly tortured a business associate on videotape. Senior U.S. officials said lawmakers critical of the deal could use the video, which shows a member of the UAE government's royal family torturing a man, to argue the United States should not have such nuclear cooperation with a country where the rule of law is not respected and human rights violations are tolerated.
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Obama sends nuclear agreement with the United Arab Emirates to the Senate
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Recently released video shows member of UAE royal family torturing a man
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Co-chair of congressional Human Rights Commission opposes deal
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She introduced legislation earlier this year that would prevent the agreement from going into effect until the president certifies that the @placeholder has met a number of conditions regarding export controls and terrorist financing.