{"id":2809,"date":"2015-07-14T16:32:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T16:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2015-07-14T20:01:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T20:01:26","slug":"world-powers-reach-historic-deal-with-iran-to-lift-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/world-powers-reach-historic-deal-with-iran-to-lift-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"World powers reach historic deal with Iran to lift sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After days of uncertainty and intense negotiations involving seven nations, Iran and six world powers have finally concluded an agreement that will lift sanctions on Iran but place strict limits on its nuclear programme for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The comprehensive deal on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme is being termed as a historic compromise, bringing to an end a 12-year standoff that had threatened to trigger a new conflict in the Middle East, and potentially marking the beginning of a new era in relations between Iran and the west.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deal concluded in Vienna on Tuesday after prolonged talks between foreign ministers that binds Iran, the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China to a series of undertakings stretching over many years. Iran will dismantle much of its nuclear infrastructure, while the UN, US and EU will take down a wall of sanctions built around Iran over the past nine years.\u00a0The accord follows 18 days of marathon diplomacy in Vienna \u2014 and heralds a summer of political blowback at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has been leading his country\u2019s delegation in Vienna, described the agreement as a \u201cwin-win\u201d solution but not perfect.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI believe this is a historic moment,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anybody but is what we could accomplish. Today could have been the end of hope, but now we are starting a new chapter of hope.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranDeal?src=hash\">#IranDeal<\/a> is not a ceiling but a solid foundation. We must now begin to build on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Javad Zarif (@JZarif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JZarif\/status\/620946867371810816\">July 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Federica Mogherini, the EU\u2019s foreign policy chief, said the agreement would \u201copen the way to a new chapter in international relations\u201d and show that diplomacy can overcome decades of tension. \u201cThis is a sign of hope for the entire world,\u201d she said. Speaking from the White House Tuesday morning, Obama called the deal a victory for diplomacy that would prevent a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and avert a possible conflict with Iran. \u00a0 \u201cNo deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East,\u201d Obama <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/07\/us-world-powers-historic-deal-iran-120076.html#ixzz3ftNq9lHO\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. He reaffirmed America\u2019s commitment to Israel\u2019s security and Gulf Arab states like Saudi Arabia, while adding that the U.S. is \u201copen to engagement on the basis of mutual interests and mutual respect.\u201d Obama also hinted at the possibility of a larger thaw in U.S.-Iranian relations. \u201dIt is possible to change,\u201d Obama told Iranians, urging them to take a \u201cdifferent path, one of tolerance, of peaceful resolution to conflict\u2026 This deal opens an opportunity to move in a new direction. We should seize it.\u201d \u00a0 \u201cThis is the good deal that we have sought,\u201d Kerry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/07\/us-world-powers-historic-deal-iran-120076.html#ixzz3ftUb9W80\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in a statement from Vienna. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Agreement is a step away from specter of conflict, towards possibility of peace. This is the good deal we have sought <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JY9YSZrPQs\">pic.twitter.com\/JY9YSZrPQs<\/a> \u2014 John Kerry (@JohnKerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnKerry\/status\/620913249370906624\">July 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The historic accord, reached by Secretary of State John Kerry and his international counterparts in Vienna on Tuesday after 18 days of intense negotiations, now faces review from a hostile Republican-led Congress, opposition from every GOP presidential candidate, from Israel\u2019s government and from Sunni Arab monarchs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daryl Kimball, the executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association, <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jul\/14\/iran-nuclear-programme-world-powers-historic-deal-lift-sanctions\" target=\"_blank\">described<\/a><\/span> the agreement as among the most complex and consequential of the nuclear age:\u00a0\u201cThe deal is a major nuclear nonproliferation breakthrough that promises to prevent the emergence of another nuclear-armed state and head off a nuclear arms race in the world\u2019s most volatile region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the conditions of the agreement are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Iran will reduce its enrichment capacity by two-thirds. It will stop using its underground facility at Fordow for enriching uranium.<\/li>\n<li>Iran\u2019s stockpile of low-enriched uranium will be reduced to 300kg, a 96% reduction. It will achieve this reduction either by diluting it or shipping it out of the country.<\/li>\n<li>The core of the heavy water reactor in Arak will be removed, and it will be redesigned in such a way that it will not produce significant amounts of plutonium.<\/li>\n<li>Iran will allow UN inspectors to enter sites, including military sites, when the inspectors have grounds to believe undeclared nuclear activity is being carried out there. It can object but a multinational commission can override any objections by majority vote. After that Iran will have three days to comply. Inspectors will only come from countries with diplomatic relations with Iran, so no Americans.<\/li>\n<li>Once the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has verified that Iran has taken steps to shrink its programme, UN, US and EU sanctions will be lifted.<\/li>\n<li>Restrictions on trade in conventional weapons will last another five years, and eight years in the case of ballistic missile technology.<\/li>\n<li>If there are allegations that Iran has not met its obligations, a joint commission will seek to resolve the dispute for 30 days. If that effort fails it would be referred to the UN security council, which would have to vote to continue sanctions relief. A veto by a permanent member would mean that sanctions are reimposed. The whole process would take 65 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/media.farsnews.com\/media\/Uploaded\/Files\/Documents\/1394\/04\/23\/13940423000657.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">159-page document<\/a><\/span> posted online by FarsNews, a U.N. resolution lifting sanctions will also express the Security Council\u2019s \u201cdesire to build a new relationship with Iran.\u201d\u00a0The text says also that Iran has vowed that \u201cunder no circumstances\u201d will it ever \u201cseek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.\u201d And it describes a joint commission composed of its seven parties to monitor the deal\u2019s implementation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/irancentrifuges-e1436900710750.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/irancentrifuges-1024x649.png?resize=1016%2C644\" alt=\"irancentrifuges\" width=\"1016\" height=\"644\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After days of uncertainty and intense negotiations involving seven nations, Iran and six world powers have finally [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[124,44,1,125],"tags":[137,204,208,30,356,5,108,7],"class_list":["post-2809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-middle-east","category-news","category-united-states","tag-asia","tag-crisis","tag-diplomacy","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-military","tag-nuclear","tag-u-s"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/iran-deal-14July2015.jpg?fit=690%2C370&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7jJWb-Jj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2809"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}