Historic nuclear deal reached with Iran
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By Mona Austin
The P5+1, he European Union and Iran reached a historic deal on nuclear weapons production, Pres. Obama announced today.
A plan was negotiated that entails giving the international community the ability to verify Iran will no longer produce nuclear weapons.
The President told the Prime Minister that today's agreement on the nuclear issue will not diminish our concerns regarding Iran's support for terrorism and threats toward Israel. The President noted that Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s visit next week to Israel is a reflection of the unprecedented level of security cooperation between the United States and Israel, and that the visit offers a further opportunity to continue our close consultation on security issues with Israeli counterparts as we remain vigilant in countering the Iranian regime’s destabilizing activities in the region.
By Mona Austin
The P5+1, he European Union and Iran reached a historic deal on nuclear weapons production, Pres. Obama announced today.
A plan was negotiated that entails giving the international community the ability to verify Iran will no longer produce nuclear weapons.
"This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change -- change that makes our country, and the world, safer and more secure. This deal is also in line with a tradition of American leadership. It’s now more than 50 years since President Kennedy stood before the American people and said, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.” He was speaking then about the need for discussions between the United States and the Soviet Union, which led to efforts to restrict the spread of nuclear weapons," said Obama.
The deal is a sore spot or Congress and Israli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
The President told the Prime Minister that today's agreement on the nuclear issue will not diminish our concerns regarding Iran's support for terrorism and threats toward Israel. The President noted that Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s visit next week to Israel is a reflection of the unprecedented level of security cooperation between the United States and Israel, and that the visit offers a further opportunity to continue our close consultation on security issues with Israeli counterparts as we remain vigilant in countering the Iranian regime’s destabilizing activities in the region.
