From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. Few things have rattled the world quite like the prospect of iran developing a Nuclear Weapon which is why all eyes this week have been glued on a small city in switzerland where today nearly around the clock negotiations with iran and how to curb its Nuclear Program finally produced the framework of a deal. One that president obama quickly proclaimed would ensure iran will never be able to develop a bomb. But then theres the issue of what iran gets in return and whether any deal will hold. Our team has it covered. We begin with Andrea Mitchell in lausanne. Andrea. Reporter good evening, lester. Its been 18 months of tough negotiations ending with an allnighter that still left several key issues unresolved. But tonight the United States could be entering a new era in its relationship with iran. And president obama is telling critics this will make our world safer. After m
Partners, has reached an historic understanding with iran iran, which if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Pelley but that is a big if. This is a detailed framework for future negotiations, not a done deal. It was reached in lusanne, switzerland by iran, the u. S. , britain, france germany, russia and china. And a source who was there tells us that secretary of state kerry and Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Zarif haggled all night. This was taken at 9 30 p. M. , but by 5 30 a. M. , we were told, they were alone in their shirtsleeves, still editing the deal. Here are the major points iran would reduce its uraniumenriching centrifuges from 19,000 to 6000 for 10 years. It would not enrich any uranium to weaponsgrade. Iran would dismantle a plutonium reactor, which is another path to a bomb. And iran would open all of its Nuclear Facilities to regular United Nations inspections. After compliance is certified by the u. N. , crippling economic sanctions a
Together with our allies and partners, has reached an historic understanding with iran iran, which if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Pelley but that is a big if. This is a detailed framework for future negotiations, not a done deal. It was reached in lusanne, switzerland by iran, the u. S. , britain, france germany, russia and china. And a source who was there tells us that secretary of state kerry and Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Zarif haggled all night. This was taken at 9 30 p. M. , but by 5 30 a. M. , we were told, they were alone in their shirtsleeves, still editing the deal. Here are the major points iran would reduce its uraniumenriching centrifuges from 19,000 to 6000 for 10 years. It would not enrich any uranium to weaponsgrade. Iran would dismantle a plutonium reactor, which is another path to a bomb. And iran would open all of its Nuclear Facilities to regular United Nations inspections. After compliance is certified by the u. N. , c
New york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. Few things have rattled the world quite like the prospect of iran developing a nuclear weapon, which is why all eyes this week have been glued on a small city in switzerland where today nearly around the clock negotiations with iran and how to curb its Nuclear Program finally produced the framework of a deal. One that president obama quickly proclaimed would ensure iran will never be able to develop a bomb. But then theres the issue of what iran gets in return and whether any deal will hold. Our team has it covered. We begin with Andrea Mitchell in lausanne. Andrea. Reporter good evening, lester. Its been 18 months of tough negotiations ending with an allnighter that still left several key issues unresolved. But tonight the United States could be entering a new era in its relationship with iran. And president obama is telling critics this will make our world safer. After marathon talks that almost broke do
Today from president obama could be so significant. Today, the United States, together with our allies and partners, has reached an historic understanding with iran, which if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Pelley but that is a big if. This is a detailed framework for future negotiations, not a done deal. It was reached in Lausanne Switzerland by iran, the u. S. , britain, france, germany russia, and china. And a source who was there tells us that secretary of state kerry and Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Zarif haggled all night. This was taken at 9 30 p. M. , but by 5 30 a. M. , wre told, they were alone in their shirtsleeves, still editing the deal. Here are the major points iran would reduce its uranium enriching centrifuges from 19,000 to 6,000 for 10 years. It would not enrich any uranium to weaponsgrade. Iran would dismantle a plutonium reactor, which is another path to a bomb. And iran would open all of its Nuclear Facilities to regular Un