The Iran Nuclear Deal. Thats the inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. Reaction is coming in from across the world to this debttive deal with iran. British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the deal will help make the world a safer place. Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the world can breathe a sigh of relief. And president barack obama said simply that iran will not develop a Nuclear Weapon. For at least the next 15 years iran will not build any new heavy water reactors. Because of this deal well be able to verify all of these commitments. This means this deal is not built on trust. Its built on verification. The five permanent members have shuttled in and out of switzerland and austria for more than a year and a half doing the hard work of nailing down technical, political and economic details. The moment the agreement was finally reached. After hours of intense negotiations into the night the key players here said that it was a historic deal. Its oppon
Mistake and the battle lines are drawn in the u. S. With opponents on capitol hill and beyond. If its as bad a deal as i think it is at the moment, well do everything to stop it. President obama says hes ready for the fight. Ill veto any legislation that prevents the implementation of this report tonight, inside the deal. Here is John Seigenthaler and antonio mora we begin with what iranian president Hassan Rouhani said was a new chapter history, a landmark agreement between iran the u. S. And five powers. The deal limits Irans Nuclear ability for more than a decade removing twothirds of irans existing centrifuges used to enrich iranian and allows International Inspectors to monitor sites. In exchange sanctions will be lifted, only after inspectors verified that iran is living up to the agreement. The deal represents a major diplomatic agreement for president obama, but the president must convince allies in the middle east and detractors in washington that the deal is not what is blast
President obama says hes hes ready for the fight. Tonight an al jazeeras special report. Iran inside the deal. Here is antonio mora. And john seigenthaler. Evening everyone. An historic agreement in vienna six world powers led by the United States reached an agreement with tehran to curb the countrys military grapes, in exchange western powers will drop sanctions allowing them to rejoin Financial Systems and sell more oil. Congress has 60 days to view the deal. The deal has faced heavy opposition from republicans and democrats, arguing that the deal is not tough enough. Opponents in congress vow to relevant the deal but their power may be limited. Lisa stark reports from washington d. C. We will fight hard to relevant the deal using every tool we have. This is short of pervection. Reporter the ink on the agreement was did barely dry, already some were ready to oppose it. It appears to fall short of the goal that we thought was trying to be achieved, which was that iran would not be a n
You are watching Al Jazeera America, and live from new york city im morgan radford. President obama launches his latest battle today over the iran nuclear program, and he is trying to convince congress that the deal is in the interests of the American People. Republican critics, however, say they dont trust iran to abide by those terms. There are a lot of moving parts before this deal can actually be implemented, and one of those is the 60day congressional review which is now underway. Joe biden was on the hill today, what exactly did he say . Reporter well, this was a closed door meeting with the House Democratic caucus. Its 207 members strong, and were told most were there, and it was packed. On the way into the meeting the Vice President explained what he hoped to accomplish. Im here to answer questions and explain what the deal is. Im confident theyll like it when they understand it. Reporter this is the beginning of what is expected to be a whole series of meetings. Were likely to
White house. In just a few minutes president obama is expected to hold a News Conference. The primary topic is the nuclear deal with iran. The deal has generated intense criticism from israel and many say theyre deeply concerned. Mitch mcconnell said that hearings will start soon. Tomorrow the president is scheduled to visit a federal prison and its possible that the president will get a question or two about the 2016 president ial campaign and perhaps whether he would like to see his Vice President joe biden enter the democratic president ial race. The president ial News Conference is scheduled to start in just a few minutes. As we wait Michael Shure joins us live from the white sox. Michael, the president faces the biggest political fight in terms of the foreign policy, what is the strategy of the News Conference today . I think the strategy is taking the case for this deal to the American People. Hes taking it to the iranians. Hes taken it to the p5 1. He has taken it to the gulf st