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Iran deal ‘done,’ Israeli report says, after major US concessions
Times of Israel ^ | July 10, 2015, 2:59 pm EDT

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baddeal; bomb; capitulation; concessions; deal; imamobama; iran; irandeal; israel; kerry; lebanon; mullahobama; nuclear; obama; obamasfault; surrender; terror; war; waronterror
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To: C19fan
...Or, the deal is so bad that even a tame congress will vote it down and override the veto. After which, probably following an Israeli strike or ten, the mullahs will go whole hog (intended) on their “Great Satan”, "America lied to us so join up and fight today" campaign.

Either way Obama wins.

61 posted on 07/10/2015 4:36:31 PM PDT by norton
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To: Dave346

Next president will have to nuke obama’s mulligan here.


62 posted on 07/10/2015 4:48:48 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Dave346

Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.

What is Israel waiting for?


63 posted on 07/10/2015 5:49:45 PM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Dave346

this angers me...Obama and Kerry and company are filth


64 posted on 07/10/2015 6:28:47 PM PDT by Chauncey Uppercrust (BLUE LIVES MATTER)
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To: Dave346

(Iran will nuke Mecca.)

Babylon the Great & The Caliph Antichrist - Armageddon News
http://youtu.be/uY20IFaWlsQ


65 posted on 07/10/2015 6:42:06 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Menehune56; All
"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? "

Why, yes it is.

If on first try POTUS does no get a simple majority in House and Senate, upon his veto of PREVIOUS Enabling Legislation (Corker Bill), it would require only 34 Democrat Senators and 144 Democrat House Members to make it the law of the land.

It's a crime against the Republic and all involved should be tried and hung on the Capitol steps.

Including (among MANY), Ted Cruz.

66 posted on 07/10/2015 6:58:49 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Dave346
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.



Yes very constructive toward getting Iran their NUKES and the subsequent ushering in of the 12th Imam.

Obumbler hates that the USA is the globe's sole super power and he is set to "TRANSFORM THAT".
67 posted on 07/10/2015 8:47:54 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: cableguymn

With any luck, the fools in Washington, those who have brokered this Trojan Horse, will be the first to “experience the fruits” of their labor.


68 posted on 07/11/2015 12:21:01 AM PDT by WTFOVR (I find myself exclaiming that expression quite often these days!)
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To: HenpeckedCon

“... because Iran will become a highly radiated sheet of glass.” which is fine by the ruling mullahs ... and why they are named the “mad mullahs”.

Kerry and Co are likely now negotiating the size of the warheads for Iran’s various missile configurations ... their US-bound ICBMs should have warhead yields no larger than 100-150kt ...


69 posted on 07/11/2015 4:19:10 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Logical me
Israel, don't wait for this communists King Obama and his communists empire to hold you back. Attack now and with such deadly force Iran will melt.

Isn't it already too late for that? Israel had their chance and let it go by. Short of making the entire country of Iran into a glass parking lot, Iran's nuke program is probably so far underground now that no regular military attack can destroy it. Hell, it's so far hidden now that no "inspectors" will be able to find it. Only the decoy sites will be available for inspections.

Here we go again ....with those sham UN inspections, ala a replay of Saddam's 'hide and go seek'.

70 posted on 07/11/2015 4:44:28 PM PDT by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie)
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To: XenaLee

You said, “Iran’s nuke program is probably so far underground now that no regular military attack can destroy it.”

They have to get air and food into them somehow. Besides that, they have to get the nukes out of there as well. I see it much like watching and ant farm. Kill the ingress and egress points and the whole mound dies.

It is the simple things that work best. How do you kill a fire ant mound? Sprinkle a little bit of non-instant grits around the mound. Make sure not to sprinkle on it and let nature take its course. The drones will carry it to the food supply for the queen. Her eating it along with her court makes them explode when the water in their system gets to the just eaten grits.


71 posted on 07/12/2015 4:24:08 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Dave346

Obama is getting near the end of his reign. He wants Israel destroyed. He at least wants Israel to attack Iran and he will consider that an attack on the US. Sadly, half the people in this country and 75% of the people in congress will support him.

My hope is Israel will hit with everything they’ve got. And hopefully we haven’t given some secret weapons to all the muslims that will easily take out Israel’s missiles.


72 posted on 07/12/2015 9:08:38 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'll vote for a democrat before I'll vote for a rino.)
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To: gwjack

Very observant...

I think they (Israel) could act, at any time, of their choosing...

We (our government) certainly wont get any heads up from them...

Why should they give us any indication of their intentions...Considering how this administration has treated this country from the start...


73 posted on 07/12/2015 7:29:04 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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