Chad’s Morning Brief: Iran Framework in Place for Now, Why Should We Trust Iran?

Here is your Morning Brief for April 3, 2015.

Iranian Nuclear Deal

According to President Obama, the United States and International negotiators have a "historic understanding" when it comes to Iran's nuclear goals. It was officially announced yesterday that talks will continue according to FOX News with a deadline of June 30.

But Obama urged Congress to give the agreement a chance, and stressed that negotiations are not over yet. He claimed the framework, if fully implemented, would prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

"This framework would cut off every pathway Iran could take to obtain a nuclear weapon," he said.

A fact-sheet accompanying the announcement outlined dozens of key "parameters" the negotiators had agreed to. Among them, Iran agreed to cut its installed centrifuges by two-thirds, from 19,000 today to 6,104 -- with just over 5,000 of them enriching uranium for 10 years.

According to the document, Iran agreed not to enrich uranium at its contentious Fordow facility for at least 15 years, and would not build any new facilities for enrichment for the same time period. The framework would allow international inspectors to have "regular access" to nuclear sites. In exchange, U.S. and European Union sanctions would be suspended after inspectors verify Iran "has taken all of its key nuclear-related steps." Sanctions, the document said, would "snap back" if Iran breaches the commitments.

"If Iran cheats, the world will know it," Obama said. He said the "vast majority" of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile would be "neutralized." Further, negotiators said the "breakout time" -- or the time it would take for Iran to get enough material for one weapon -- would extend from two to three months, to a year.

"Our work is not yet done," Obama stressed.

Secretary of State John Kerry, earlier, tweeted that all sides would soon get back to work on a "final deal." "Big day," he tweeted.

But Israeli officials, who long have voiced concerns about the discussions, on Thursday continued to warn about a "bad agreement." Israel's intelligence minister said the deal was "disconnected from the sad reality" of the region.

If Iran cheats the world will know it? Yeah, I think that is one of Israel's biggest fears. Will Iran cheat? All signs point to yes. Does anyone really doubt that Iran wants the bomb? More folks in the United States should be concerned about this. There was a time in this country when a deal like this would have been laughed at by both the right and the left. I guess we are all too distracted though by the faux-outrage of the week in Indiana.

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