2015-04-08 10:48:00

White House defends Iran nuclear deal


(Vatican Radio) The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, on Tuesday said the Iranian nuclear deal was a “direct threat” to peace and security of the region and the world.

In the days since the framework deal was announced in Switzerland, the Obama administration has emphasized that the deal relies on inspections, not trust, and has called on opponents to withhold judgment until the final details are released at the end of June.

“I guess what I would suggest is that every member of the Congress should wait until June 30 before fully evaluating the wisdom of this agreement,” said Josh Earnest, White House spokesperson.

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“Now, they certainly can draw on the kinds of commitments that Iran has already made in the context of this initial step here, and those commitments are significant,” he continued.

“Those commitments do effectively block every pathway that Iran has to a nuclear weapon, and those commitments do include Iran cooperating with the most intrusive set of inspections that have ever been imposed on a country’s nuclear programme,” Earnest said.

“That represents progress towards our goal : Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” he added. “And that’s why the President described this effective piece of diplomacy as our best bet for preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”








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