On Sunday, Iran accepted the proposal from world leaders to cut back on its nuclear program. In return, Iran will have to comply with fewer economic limits. Across the country, Iranians have expressed their relief over the deal, and as one newspaper stated in a headline: “This is Iran, and everyone is happy.”
On the other hand, Israel was less satisfied, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen will travel to the United States for further discussion of the agreement. During a conversation with President Obama on Sunday, Netanyahu said: “I would be happy if I could join those voices around the world that are praising the Geneva agreement. It is true that the international pressure, which we applied, was partly successful and has led to a better result than what was originally planned, but this is still a bad deal. It reduces the pressure on Iran without receiving anything tangible in return, and the Iranians who laughed all the way to the bank are themselves saying that this deal has saved them.”
The U.S. Congress will also have to approve the deal, and like some other countries, may not approve of the release of Iran’s sanctions. Sen. Lindsey Graham commented on CNN’s “New Day” that Iran should have to get rid of its plutonium reactor before it gets any breaks on sanctions. “We’re dealing with people who are not only untrustworthy, this is a murderous regime that murders their own people, creates chaos and mayhem throughout the whole world, the largest sponsor of terrorism,” she said. “And we’re treating them out of sync with who they are. That’s what bothers me so much. This deal doesn’t represent the fact we’re dealing with the most thuggish people in the whole world.”
