Iran Deal Reached With World Powers Met With Mixed Reactions
This morning President Obama addressed the nation announcing that Iran and 6 nations have reached a deal to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities while lifting oil and financial sanctions. The deal comes after 20 months of negotiations signaling what President Obama hopes to be the signature diplomatic accomplishment of his presidency.
Speaker John Boehner has spoken out against the deal.“At the outset of these talks, the Obama administration said it would secure an agreement that affirmed Iran does not have a right to enrich and permanently dismantles the infrastructure of its nuclear programs." “The American people and our allies were counting on President Obama to keep his word. Instead, the president has abandoned his own goals. His 'deal' will hand Iran billions in sanctions relief while giving it time and space to reach a break-out threshold to produce a nuclear bomb - all without cheating." He continued, "instead of making the world less dangerous, this ‘deal’ will only embolden Iran – the world’s largest sponsor of terror – by helping stabilize and legitimize its regime."
Knowing of the possible actions by Congress against this deal the president stated simply “I will veto any legislation that prevents the successful implementation of this deal.”
Critics are suggesting that one possible reason that the administration struck this deal was to try and make an ally out of Iran. This would be a foolish expectation from a country that has made numerous threats against us and our allies, and once invaded our embassy holding captive our citizens.Many continue to be wary of Iran, for good reason, as the government has openly supported terrorist organizations in the middle east, and has made significant threats against our ally Israel.
Some believe that the deal has little chance of being kept, and that the other parties of the deal will have little incentive to impose sanctions in the future if Iran fails to meet requirements.However, Secretary of State John Kerry believes this will stop Iran from having a nuclear bomb for more than a decade. “Iran will not produce or acquire highly enriched uranium or plutonium for at least 15 years,” he said. Measures to ensure this, he added, would “stay in place permanently.”
Watch Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on the Iran deal:
