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| Iran nuclear deal: US conservatives condemn agreement | Iran nuclear deal: US conservatives condemn agreement |
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| US conservatives have lined up to condemn the deal reached between major world powers and Iran. | US conservatives have lined up to condemn the deal reached between major world powers and Iran. |
| The agreement limits Iranian nuclear activity in return for the lifting of crippling international economic sanctions. | The agreement limits Iranian nuclear activity in return for the lifting of crippling international economic sanctions. |
| The US Congress has 60 days in which to consider the deal, though President Barack Obama has said he will veto any attempt to block it. | The US Congress has 60 days in which to consider the deal, though President Barack Obama has said he will veto any attempt to block it. |
| Israel's government has strongly criticised the agreement. | Israel's government has strongly criticised the agreement. |
| Negotiations between Iran and six world powers - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - began in 2006. | Negotiations between Iran and six world powers - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - began in 2006. |
| The so-called P5+1 want Iran to scale back its sensitive nuclear activities to ensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon. Iran, which wants international sanctions lifted, has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful. | The so-called P5+1 want Iran to scale back its sensitive nuclear activities to ensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon. Iran, which wants international sanctions lifted, has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful. |
| Could US Congress torpedo the deal? | Could US Congress torpedo the deal? |
| A good deal, for now? | A good deal, for now? |
| Deal shakes Middle East media | Deal shakes Middle East media |
| Good or bad for Middle East? | Good or bad for Middle East? |
| Iran: Now a business opportunity? | |
| The Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, said the deal would only "embolden" Tehran. | The Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, said the deal would only "embolden" Tehran. |
| "Instead of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, this deal is likely to fuel a nuclear arms race around the world," he added. | "Instead of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, this deal is likely to fuel a nuclear arms race around the world," he added. |
| Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator and presidential candidate, described it as a "terrible" deal that would make matters worse. | Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator and presidential candidate, described it as a "terrible" deal that would make matters worse. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "stunning historic mistake" that would provide Iran with "hundreds of billions of dollars with which it can fuel its terror machine and its expansion and aggression throughout the Middle East and across the globe". | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "stunning historic mistake" that would provide Iran with "hundreds of billions of dollars with which it can fuel its terror machine and its expansion and aggression throughout the Middle East and across the globe". |
| He said he did not regard Israel as being bound by this agreement. "We will always defend ourselves," he added. | He said he did not regard Israel as being bound by this agreement. "We will always defend ourselves," he added. |
| Analysis: Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East editor | Analysis: Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East editor |
| The agreement will change the Middle East, perhaps a lot, but at the moment no-one knows exactly how. The biggest question is whether it will reduce or increase the turmoil in the Middle East. | The agreement will change the Middle East, perhaps a lot, but at the moment no-one knows exactly how. The biggest question is whether it will reduce or increase the turmoil in the Middle East. |
| Iran and the world's big powers, most significantly the US, now have a habit of working together - but don't assume that will help automatically to resolve the crises and wars that Iran, the US and their allies are involved with in the region. | Iran and the world's big powers, most significantly the US, now have a habit of working together - but don't assume that will help automatically to resolve the crises and wars that Iran, the US and their allies are involved with in the region. |
| There is a danger that mutual suspicion will heat up the Middle East's fault lines, especially the cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia - and with it sectarian conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims. | There is a danger that mutual suspicion will heat up the Middle East's fault lines, especially the cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia - and with it sectarian conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims. |
| But the agreement in Vienna removes Iran's nuclear programme from the danger list. Two years ago, as Israel threatened to bomb Iran, it looked likely to lead to a major Middle East war. That in itself is a major diplomatic achievement. | But the agreement in Vienna removes Iran's nuclear programme from the danger list. Two years ago, as Israel threatened to bomb Iran, it looked likely to lead to a major Middle East war. That in itself is a major diplomatic achievement. |
| President Obama said that with the deal, "every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off" for Iran. | President Obama said that with the deal, "every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off" for Iran. |
| In a televised address, he insisted the deal would make the world "safer and more secure", and provided for a rigorous verification regime. "This deal is not built on trust - it is built on verification," he said. | In a televised address, he insisted the deal would make the world "safer and more secure", and provided for a rigorous verification regime. "This deal is not built on trust - it is built on verification," he said. |
| Mr Obama said the agreement would oblige Iran to: | Mr Obama said the agreement would oblige Iran to: |
| Sanctions relief would be gradual, Mr Obama said, with an arms embargo remaining in place for five years and an embargo on missiles for eight years. | Sanctions relief would be gradual, Mr Obama said, with an arms embargo remaining in place for five years and an embargo on missiles for eight years. |
| Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the "historic" deal opened a "new chapter" in Iran's relations with the world. In his own televised address, he said the prayers of Iranians had "come true". | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the "historic" deal opened a "new chapter" in Iran's relations with the world. In his own televised address, he said the prayers of Iranians had "come true". |
| He said the deal would lead to the removal of all sanctions, adding: "The sanctions regime was never successful, but at the same time it affected people's lives.'' | He said the deal would lead to the removal of all sanctions, adding: "The sanctions regime was never successful, but at the same time it affected people's lives.'' |
| After 12 years, world powers had finally "recognised the nuclear activities of Iran", he said. | After 12 years, world powers had finally "recognised the nuclear activities of Iran", he said. |
| Separately, the IAEA and Iran said they had signed a roadmap to resolve outstanding issues. | Separately, the IAEA and Iran said they had signed a roadmap to resolve outstanding issues. |
| IAEA head Yukiya Amano told reporters in Vienna, Austria, that his organisation had signed a roadmap "for the clarification of past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran's nuclear programme". | IAEA head Yukiya Amano told reporters in Vienna, Austria, that his organisation had signed a roadmap "for the clarification of past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran's nuclear programme". |
| He called the agreement a "significant step forward", saying it would allow the agency to "make an assessment of issues relating to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme by the end of 2015". | He called the agreement a "significant step forward", saying it would allow the agency to "make an assessment of issues relating to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme by the end of 2015". |
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