Posted on Jul 14, 2015
Iran nuclear deal: Fine 'new chapter' or 'historic mistake'?
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Iran, the United States and other world powers struck a historic deal Tuesday to curb Iranian nuclear programs and ease fears of a nuclear-armed Iran threatening the volatile Middle East. In exchange, Iran will get billions of dollars in relief from crushing international sanctions.
The accord, reached after long, fractious negotiations, marks a dramatic break from decades of animosity between the United States and Iran, countries that have labeled each other the "leading state sponsor of terrorism" and "the Great Satan."
"This deal offers an opportunity to move in a new direction," President Barack Obama declared at the White House in remarks that were carried live on Iranian state television. "We should seize it."
In Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said "a new chapter" had begun in his nation's relations with the world. He maintained that Iran had never sought to build a bomb, an assertion the U.S. and its partners have long disputed.
Beyond the hopeful proclamations from the U.S., Iran and other parties to the talks, there is deep skepticism of the deal among U.S. lawmakers and Iranian hardliners. Obama's most pressing task will be holding off efforts by Congress to levy new sanctions on Iran or block his ability to suspend existing ones.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-nuclear-deal-fine-new-chapter-or-historic-mistake/ar-AAcUja5
The accord, reached after long, fractious negotiations, marks a dramatic break from decades of animosity between the United States and Iran, countries that have labeled each other the "leading state sponsor of terrorism" and "the Great Satan."
"This deal offers an opportunity to move in a new direction," President Barack Obama declared at the White House in remarks that were carried live on Iranian state television. "We should seize it."
In Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said "a new chapter" had begun in his nation's relations with the world. He maintained that Iran had never sought to build a bomb, an assertion the U.S. and its partners have long disputed.
Beyond the hopeful proclamations from the U.S., Iran and other parties to the talks, there is deep skepticism of the deal among U.S. lawmakers and Iranian hardliners. Obama's most pressing task will be holding off efforts by Congress to levy new sanctions on Iran or block his ability to suspend existing ones.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-nuclear-deal-fine-new-chapter-or-historic-mistake/ar-AAcUja5
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Embattled Israeli leader faces tough task fighting nuke deal. 2nd and 3rd order affects of this historic decision:
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/07/14/embattled-israeli-leader-faces-tough-task-fighting-nuke-deal/21209325/
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/07/14/embattled-israeli-leader-faces-tough-task-fighting-nuke-deal/21209325/
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PO1 Glenn Boucher
A complete mistake. Iran screwed us before when we were giving economic and military aid and they were allegedly an ally or at least friendly towards us. I think that we have given the keys to the henhouse to the hungry fox. I seriously hope this doesn't bite us in the rear end.
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The U.S. businesses that win on the Iran deal ...
Iran and six world powers reached an agreement on Tuesday to lift sanctions against the Islamic Republic, and while U.S. and Iranian leaders have heralded the deal as a victory, the real winners could be corporations across the globe.
Iran holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude (@CL.1) reserves and the second-largest natural gas (@NG.1) reserves, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, so energy firms will be some of the clear beneficiaries of the deal. Most of those gains may not go to American companies, however, as they weigh the political costs of doing business with Tehran—especially considering the skepticism from Congress, according to Alireza Nader, senior international policy analyst at the Rand Corp.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/money/the-us-businesses-that-win-on-the-iran-deal/ar-AAcYkjx
Iran and six world powers reached an agreement on Tuesday to lift sanctions against the Islamic Republic, and while U.S. and Iranian leaders have heralded the deal as a victory, the real winners could be corporations across the globe.
Iran holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude (@CL.1) reserves and the second-largest natural gas (@NG.1) reserves, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, so energy firms will be some of the clear beneficiaries of the deal. Most of those gains may not go to American companies, however, as they weigh the political costs of doing business with Tehran—especially considering the skepticism from Congress, according to Alireza Nader, senior international policy analyst at the Rand Corp.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/money/the-us-businesses-that-win-on-the-iran-deal/ar-AAcYkjx
The US businesses that win on the Iran deal
International energy, financial and manufacturing firms all stand to gain from lifted Iranian sanctions.
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