9 April 2015

Peddling Peace: Selling the Iran Deal

April 8, 2015

For those who are willing to take an impartial and unbiased look at theComprehensive Joint Plan of Action signed between P5+1 and Iranian negotiators on April 2, there is a lot to be happy about.

Whether it’s the two-thirds reduction in Tehran’s centrifuge stockpile (under the deal, 20,000 machines will go down to approximately 6,000), the rigorous verification and inspection regime that will ensure that Iran is meeting its commitments, or the cap on the amount of low-enriched uranium that Iran is allowed to keep in-country, it’s difficult to argue that Washington and its partners didn’t receive the bulk of the concessions.

Yet, with that being said, there is an incredible amount of skepticism in Washington about what the Obama administration has achieved in this agreement.

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