Posted on 07/10/2015 1:35:56 PM PDT by Dave346
Channel 2 analyst Ehud Yaari says agreement will be signed early next week after US drops demand for snap inspections; Obama faces challenge of securing Congress’ approval
A deal has been reached between the world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program after a series of major American concessions, Ehud Yaari, the Middle East affairs commentator for Israel’s Channel 2 television, said Friday night. “It is done. It is done,” he said, and will be signed “early next week.”
The aim of the agreement is to put a negotiated end to a 13-year standoff with Iran over its suspect nuclear program and to block its pathway to developing a nuclear bomb in exchange for lifting biting global sanctions. Israel’s leadership has relentlessly opposed the emerging agreement, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that it will pave Iran’s path to a nuclear arsenal.
According to Yaari, Israel’s most respected Middle East analyst, the deal was reached because the Americans “have made a series of capitulations over the past two to three weeks in almost every key aspect that was being debated.”
Yaari said that even those in the US who had supported the agreement with Iran “admit that it is worse than they thought.” Now, he said, the ball is in the court of Democratic lawmakers who have to decide whether to support their president as he seeks to secure Congressional approval, or to join the vocal Republican opposition to an agreement.
One major concession, Yaari said, is the issue of inspections of Iranian nuclear sites, which has long been a sticking point in the negotiations. According to Yaari, the US negotiators have given in to an Iranian demand that inspections are “managed” — in other words, there will be no surprise visits, only those that are pre-arranged and approved by the Iranian regime.
While there has been no official word that the deal is finalized, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday evening that progress had been made in the talks, and praised what he called the “constructive” atmosphere.
“I think we have resolved some of the things that were outstanding and we’ve made some progress,” he said, speaking to a few reporters as he met with his team of experts in Vienna.
Meetings have been happening all day, Kerry said, adding: “We have a couple of different lines of discussion that are going on right now.”
“The atmosphere is very constructive,” he told the reporters who travelled with him from Washington.
“We still have a couple of very difficult issues, and we’ll be sitting down to discuss those in the very near term – this evening and into tomorrow.”
The talks are now heading into their third weekend in Vienna. Kerry met Friday morning with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Zarif in an effort to close remaining gaps.
The terms of a 2013 interim accord under which Iran has suspended much of its uranium enrichment in return for some sanctions relief were extended to Monday in a bid to overcome a deadlock.
France’s Laurent Fabius and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond are also due to return to the Austrian capital Saturday in the hopes of advancing the deal.
And Iran gets the bomb. It’s what Obama and Jerret wanted.
Hmmmm. A New Moon occurs next Wednesday (7/15). I wonder I’d Israel will act then?
Gwjack
I’d = if
The proverbial fuse has been lit.
Is this another of Mitch McConnell's bass-ackwards deals where it will take a 2/3 senate vote to dump the agreement instead of ratify it?
Loss for words...
If they do, buckle-up, cause they are gonna need to create the Mother of All Distractions to keep Obama from blowing them in or interfering.
No surprise at all, Barack Capitulation 0bama and his pal Val.
Wow!! If we could have just delayed a little longer, maybe Iran could have gotten everything they wanted...../s/
The IAF knows what to do.
Prophecies of Ezekiel full speed ahead.
If I recall correctly, it is.
How did the Israeli’s know? Oh,never Mind!
Yes. This is the kabuki theater. The Corker bill means unless Congress passes a law and Obama signs the bill disapproving the Iranian agreement the deal is de facto binding. Congress sees the agreement and will vote on a law disapproving the agreement. Both houses approve the resolution disapproving the agreement. Obama vetoes this bill. Enough Democrats will not vote to override the Obama veto therefore the Iranian agreement sticks and Obama can lift sanctions, etc.
John F’n Kerry will now demand his Nobel Prize for bringing “peace” to the Middle East. Jug Ears got one for nothing so Kerry figures he’s a shoe in.
I am surprised Obama didn’t give then a few warheads or at least the plans and technical assistance. An added bonus will be lifting the arms embargo so Iran can quickly get long range delivery systems, as well. And the worst is that the US is going to give Obama all the authority he needs. The lies will fly thick and fast , as will the Kabuki theater, but the Democrats and enough Republicrats will support the murder/suicide pact for Israel and the USA.
This will be another issue in the Donald Trump wheelhouse...tee it up Bamster!
Still think I misunderstand the situation? Hope it isn’t my family your lesser evils in DC guaranteed will be nuked.
Corker is such a slippery weasel!
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