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| Iran nuclear deal: historic agreement in Vienna – live updates | Iran nuclear deal: historic agreement in Vienna – live updates |
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| Here’s a summary of the latest on the deal and the reaction to it: | Here’s a summary of the latest on the deal and the reaction to it: |
| That’s it from the live blog today. Thanks for tuning in! | That’s it from the live blog today. Thanks for tuning in! |
| 9.44pm BST | 9.44pm BST |
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| (Mentions of Los Angeles’ Iranian-American community bring to mind Asa Soltan’s song Tehrangeles...) | (Mentions of Los Angeles’ Iranian-American community bring to mind Asa Soltan’s song Tehrangeles...) |
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| Iranian Americans are rarely shy about expressing opinions or butting heads over politics, and they wasted no time arguing with each other over the historic nuclear deal struck in Vienna, writes Andrew Gumbel. | Iranian Americans are rarely shy about expressing opinions or butting heads over politics, and they wasted no time arguing with each other over the historic nuclear deal struck in Vienna, writes Andrew Gumbel. |
| Some painted the agreement as a senseless capitulation to the mullahs while others were hopeful their ancestral country may at last be ready to emerge from diplomatic isolation. | Some painted the agreement as a senseless capitulation to the mullahs while others were hopeful their ancestral country may at last be ready to emerge from diplomatic isolation. |
| Within California’s large and prosperous Iranian community, the battle lines hew closely to the political divisions of the United States as a whole – a sign of the level of integration achieved in the 36 years since the revolution that brought many Iranian families to the United States in the first place. | Within California’s large and prosperous Iranian community, the battle lines hew closely to the political divisions of the United States as a whole – a sign of the level of integration achieved in the 36 years since the revolution that brought many Iranian families to the United States in the first place. |
| Iranian Jews, especially Republican Iranian Jews, tend to oppose the deal, while Muslims, especially Democratic Muslims, generally welcome it. | Iranian Jews, especially Republican Iranian Jews, tend to oppose the deal, while Muslims, especially Democratic Muslims, generally welcome it. |
| “I think it’s a disaster, a complete capitulation,” said Sami Kermanian, a real estate investor and former secretary general of the Iranian Jewish Federation. | “I think it’s a disaster, a complete capitulation,” said Sami Kermanian, a real estate investor and former secretary general of the Iranian Jewish Federation. |
| “Every time this administration had an opportunity to come out in support of the people of Iran, they didn’t do it. Every time they were given a chance to strengthen the regime, they did that.” | “Every time this administration had an opportunity to come out in support of the people of Iran, they didn’t do it. Every time they were given a chance to strengthen the regime, they did that.” |
| Read Andrew’s full piece here. | Read Andrew’s full piece here. |
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| Obama spoke on the phone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday from Air Force One to discuss the newly completed Iran nuclear agreement, the White House said. | Obama spoke on the phone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday from Air Force One to discuss the newly completed Iran nuclear agreement, the White House said. |
| Saudi Arabia has still officially commented on the deal. | Saudi Arabia has still officially commented on the deal. |
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| The Intercept interviewed Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who is a harsh government critic. Ghaemi said that the deal is likely to alleviate economic suffering among ordinary Iranians. | The Intercept interviewed Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who is a harsh government critic. Ghaemi said that the deal is likely to alleviate economic suffering among ordinary Iranians. |
| While he foresees positive outcomes for the country, he said that in the immediate aftermath, “there may be short-term backlash in the form of domestic repression or the flaring of minor conflicts with the US, because the state has built its entire identity and official ideology on the idea of countering American imperialism.” | While he foresees positive outcomes for the country, he said that in the immediate aftermath, “there may be short-term backlash in the form of domestic repression or the flaring of minor conflicts with the US, because the state has built its entire identity and official ideology on the idea of countering American imperialism.” |
| Nonetheless, “the center of gravity is moving towards being pragmatic and engaging once again — the anti-imperialism and confrontational attitude has lost its pull on the people, even those who took part in the revolutions, and has lost all content over the years.” He added that “Iran is never going to become a real ally or friend of the US, but inside the country people say that the same way that China has both economic cooperation and strategic and political rivalry with America, this is what we should also strive have.” | Nonetheless, “the center of gravity is moving towards being pragmatic and engaging once again — the anti-imperialism and confrontational attitude has lost its pull on the people, even those who took part in the revolutions, and has lost all content over the years.” He added that “Iran is never going to become a real ally or friend of the US, but inside the country people say that the same way that China has both economic cooperation and strategic and political rivalry with America, this is what we should also strive have.” |
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| Here are a few more photos and videos of celebrations in Iran from social media. There have been reports that celebrants have been ushered home by police in some parts of Tehran. | Here are a few more photos and videos of celebrations in Iran from social media. There have been reports that celebrants have been ushered home by police in some parts of Tehran. |
| Bit of a jig. Just because. #IranDeal #tehran pic.twitter.com/dr8qEur7eE | Bit of a jig. Just because. #IranDeal #tehran pic.twitter.com/dr8qEur7eE |
| پارک وی pic.twitter.com/usQ6zt0T2w | پارک وی pic.twitter.com/usQ6zt0T2w |
| Also lots of cynicism among many people. "We have the feeling everybody is playing with us. I'm celebrating but not happy inside," man says | Also lots of cynicism among many people. "We have the feeling everybody is playing with us. I'm celebrating but not happy inside," man says |
| ونک قطعن الان pic.twitter.com/WmBqz3lckl | ونک قطعن الان pic.twitter.com/WmBqz3lckl |
| #IranDeal #tehran pic.twitter.com/QvTsRb52DQ | #IranDeal #tehran pic.twitter.com/QvTsRb52DQ |
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| It has taken many many hours for Saudi Arabia to comment on the nuclear deal, but the state-run Saudi Press Agency is quoting an unnamed Saudi official saying his country supported an agreement to stop Tehran gaining nuclear weapons, but emphasised the importance of a strict inspections regime and the ability to reimpose sanctions. | It has taken many many hours for Saudi Arabia to comment on the nuclear deal, but the state-run Saudi Press Agency is quoting an unnamed Saudi official saying his country supported an agreement to stop Tehran gaining nuclear weapons, but emphasised the importance of a strict inspections regime and the ability to reimpose sanctions. |
| The comments also stressed that sanctions relating to terrorism and violation of international arms treaties would remain intact. It was the first official Saudi reaction to the agreement between major powers and Tehran. | The comments also stressed that sanctions relating to terrorism and violation of international arms treaties would remain intact. It was the first official Saudi reaction to the agreement between major powers and Tehran. |
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| When asked by BBC’s Lyse Doucet about Netanyahu’s criticism of the deal, Zarif replied: | When asked by BBC’s Lyse Doucet about Netanyahu’s criticism of the deal, Zarif replied: |
| Asked @JZarif for his response to criticism from @netanyahu - " I think peace is an existential threat for him at this point." #irandeal | Asked @JZarif for his response to criticism from @netanyahu - " I think peace is an existential threat for him at this point." #irandeal |
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| The Iran nuclear deal has paved the way for a “broad” coalition to fight the Islamic State group, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said. | The Iran nuclear deal has paved the way for a “broad” coalition to fight the Islamic State group, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said. |
| “It removes the barriers – largely artificial – on the way to a broad coalition to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups,” Lavrov said in a statement on the ministry’s website on Tuesday. | “It removes the barriers – largely artificial – on the way to a broad coalition to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups,” Lavrov said in a statement on the ministry’s website on Tuesday. |
| Read the full story here. | Read the full story here. |
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| Here’s more on the meeting between Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and cabinet members: | Here’s more on the meeting between Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and cabinet members: |
| UPDATE Leader thanks Iranian nuclear negotiating team Read more: http://t.co/aXKZUCeCYC pic.twitter.com/NofUOIjdyQ | UPDATE Leader thanks Iranian nuclear negotiating team Read more: http://t.co/aXKZUCeCYC pic.twitter.com/NofUOIjdyQ |
| Iranian state TV said the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed his gratitude to the Iranian negotiating team for concluding the deal with world powers in Vienna. | Iranian state TV said the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed his gratitude to the Iranian negotiating team for concluding the deal with world powers in Vienna. |
| Khamenei is said to have voiced his “appreciation and thanked the Iranian nuclear negotiators for their honest and diligent efforts.” | Khamenei is said to have voiced his “appreciation and thanked the Iranian nuclear negotiators for their honest and diligent efforts.” |
| #Iran supreme leader meeting president #Rouhani & his cabinet. pic.twitter.com/6wpbW2owJ3 | #Iran supreme leader meeting president #Rouhani & his cabinet. pic.twitter.com/6wpbW2owJ3 |
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| #Iran nuclear negotiating team among jurnos on the plane in Vienna airport. #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/XZWKBcNeI8 | #Iran nuclear negotiating team among jurnos on the plane in Vienna airport. #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/XZWKBcNeI8 |
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| Iran deal: the winners and the losers | Iran deal: the winners and the losers |
| Ian Black | Ian Black |
| WINNERS | WINNERS |
| Hassan Rouhani: Iran’s president is by a long way the biggest winner to emerge from the nuclear agreement. Ending Iran’s international isolation is a historic achievement that looks likely to win him a second term in 2017. But he faces resistance from suspicious hardliners who fear that even limited rapprochement with the US and the west will promote demands for domestic change that could undermine a regime dominated by the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | Hassan Rouhani: Iran’s president is by a long way the biggest winner to emerge from the nuclear agreement. Ending Iran’s international isolation is a historic achievement that looks likely to win him a second term in 2017. But he faces resistance from suspicious hardliners who fear that even limited rapprochement with the US and the west will promote demands for domestic change that could undermine a regime dominated by the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. |
| Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian president quickly hailed the agreement as a “major turning point” in the history of Iran, the region and the world, calling it a “great victory”. Assad has received military and financial support from Iran since the uprising against him erupted in 2011. Tehran’s enhanced regional position in the wake of the deal will strengthen its demands for recognition as a key player in the Middle East, including in any negotiations about the future of Syria. Assad’s Syrian and Arab enemies, contemplating a war that has already left 210,000 dead and made millions of people homeless, are horrified by the nuclear deal – for exactly these reasons. | Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian president quickly hailed the agreement as a “major turning point” in the history of Iran, the region and the world, calling it a “great victory”. Assad has received military and financial support from Iran since the uprising against him erupted in 2011. Tehran’s enhanced regional position in the wake of the deal will strengthen its demands for recognition as a key player in the Middle East, including in any negotiations about the future of Syria. Assad’s Syrian and Arab enemies, contemplating a war that has already left 210,000 dead and made millions of people homeless, are horrified by the nuclear deal – for exactly these reasons. |
| LOSERS | LOSERS |
| King Salman bin Abdulaziz: Saudi Arabia’s initial silence about the agreement suggests deep anxiety about a rapprochement between the US and Iran, its greatest rival in the region, and a pivot away from the Gulf. The view in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and nearby capitals is that Washington is appeasing Tehran and ignoring their own security concerns – despite the Gulf states’ far greater expenditure on defence. Salman strongly dislikes Iran’s role in Iraq, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, where the Saudis are attacking Houthi rebels they say are backed by Tehran. | King Salman bin Abdulaziz: Saudi Arabia’s initial silence about the agreement suggests deep anxiety about a rapprochement between the US and Iran, its greatest rival in the region, and a pivot away from the Gulf. The view in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and nearby capitals is that Washington is appeasing Tehran and ignoring their own security concerns – despite the Gulf states’ far greater expenditure on defence. Salman strongly dislikes Iran’s role in Iraq, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, where the Saudis are attacking Houthi rebels they say are backed by Tehran. |
| Binyamin Netanyahu: Israel’s prime minister had vowed to stop a nuclear agreement between the US and Iran. Not only did he fail to do that but he caused serious damage to Israel’s prized strategic relationship with Washington. Critics at home say he exaggerated the extent of an Iranian threat, some calling for his resignation. Iran has been notoriously hostile to the Jewish state since the 1979 revolution and highlights its support for the Palestinians, including Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Nothing in the Vienna agreement suggests that will change. Israel also fears Iran may be emboldened. | Binyamin Netanyahu: Israel’s prime minister had vowed to stop a nuclear agreement between the US and Iran. Not only did he fail to do that but he caused serious damage to Israel’s prized strategic relationship with Washington. Critics at home say he exaggerated the extent of an Iranian threat, some calling for his resignation. Iran has been notoriously hostile to the Jewish state since the 1979 revolution and highlights its support for the Palestinians, including Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Nothing in the Vienna agreement suggests that will change. Israel also fears Iran may be emboldened. |
| Read Ian’s full analysis here. | Read Ian’s full analysis here. |
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| Celebrations seem to be kicking off in Iran, shortly after iftar, the evening meal to break the day-long fast during Ramadan. Videos and photos from Iran are trickling through on social media now: | Celebrations seem to be kicking off in Iran, shortly after iftar, the evening meal to break the day-long fast during Ramadan. Videos and photos from Iran are trickling through on social media now: |
| Hundreds of people have gathered at Vanak square. One man says: "have you ever seen that? The police is helping us." pic.twitter.com/JrI9r7esPr | Hundreds of people have gathered at Vanak square. One man says: "have you ever seen that? The police is helping us." pic.twitter.com/JrI9r7esPr |
| Families and youths at Vanak square in Tehran, some holding balloons and waving flags, clapping: everybody is here happy wit nuclear deal. | Families and youths at Vanak square in Tehran, some holding balloons and waving flags, clapping: everybody is here happy wit nuclear deal. |
| during #StreetParty in #Iran people say "condolence" to Israel &Kayhan-a hardliner newspaper-both against #IranDeal https://t.co/kqFjMjDOnL | during #StreetParty in #Iran people say "condolence" to Israel &Kayhan-a hardliner newspaper-both against #IranDeal https://t.co/kqFjMjDOnL |
| People celebrating on Tehran’s Vali Asr street, chanting, “#Iran, US, Congrats on union” (h/t: @GEsfandiari) | People celebrating on Tehran’s Vali Asr street, chanting, “#Iran, US, Congrats on union” (h/t: @GEsfandiari) |
| مردم در میدان ولیعصر شعار می دهند "#ایران، #آمریکا پیوندتان مبارک" #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/wYtBvn4zP0 | مردم در میدان ولیعصر شعار می دهند "#ایران، #آمریکا پیوندتان مبارک" #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/wYtBvn4zP0 |
| In Tehran: | In Tehran: |
| @BahmanKalbasi تهران الان pic.twitter.com/2ppqMYCgYx | @BahmanKalbasi تهران الان pic.twitter.com/2ppqMYCgYx |
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| Key Points of the deal | Key Points of the deal |
| Julian Borger has outlined the key points of the nuclear deal. Read his full analysis here for a more detailed breakdown: | Julian Borger has outlined the key points of the nuclear deal. Read his full analysis here for a more detailed breakdown: |
| 6.40pm BST | 6.40pm BST |
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| The White House has released the readout of president Obama’s call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | The White House has released the readout of president Obama’s call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| Obama noted that the JCPOA will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon while ensuring the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program going forward. | Obama noted that the JCPOA will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon while ensuring the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program going forward. |
| The President also underscored his Administration’s stalwart commitment to Israel’s security and noted that the JCPOA will remove the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran, an outcome in the national security interest of the United States and Israel. 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 also underscored his Administration’s stalwart commitment to Israel’s security and noted that the JCPOA will remove the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran, an outcome in the national security interest of the United States and Israel. 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. | 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. |
| The White House has left Netanyahu’s response up to our collective imaginations... | The White House has left Netanyahu’s response up to our collective imaginations... |
| 6.29pm BST | 6.29pm BST |
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| The Guardian has published an editorial - in both English and Farsi – on the nuclear agreement: | The Guardian has published an editorial - in both English and Farsi – on the nuclear agreement: |
| 6.25pm BST | 6.25pm BST |
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| Julian Borger | Julian Borger |
| The Vienna agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme will make the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency the key arbiter of the deal, a task that brings with it huge prestige and severe strains. | The Vienna agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme will make the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency the key arbiter of the deal, a task that brings with it huge prestige and severe strains. |
| One of the reasons the talks were held in the Austrian capital is that it is also the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose central role is woven tightly into the final text of the historic settlement. It will verify whether Iran has held up its end of the bargain by shrinking its nuclear infrastructure, and by the end of the year the agency is expected to deliver a report on its investigation into the country’s alleged weapons design work in the past. The IAEA’s director general, Yukiya Amano, could make or break the agreement with his choice of words. | One of the reasons the talks were held in the Austrian capital is that it is also the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose central role is woven tightly into the final text of the historic settlement. It will verify whether Iran has held up its end of the bargain by shrinking its nuclear infrastructure, and by the end of the year the agency is expected to deliver a report on its investigation into the country’s alleged weapons design work in the past. The IAEA’s director general, Yukiya Amano, could make or break the agreement with his choice of words. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| 6.21pm BST | 6.21pm BST |
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| Here’s a summary of the latest on the deal and the reaction to it: | Here’s a summary of the latest on the deal and the reaction to it: |