In the statement that follows, and his related postings on Twitter, Netanyahu offers little evidence that the deal poses any real threat, but plenty of ominous sounding rhetoric about the dangers of Israel being wiped from the face of the earth.
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Washington and London have sought to ease concerns over the Iran nuclear accord as the country’s supreme leader warned that major powers are not to be trusted over its implementation.
Secretary of State John Kerry says there was “not one meeting that took place” during the recent Iranian nuclear talks at which the USA didn’t raise the issue of four Americans still held captive by Tehran.
“We believe that these crises can only be solved politically and we must reinforce this idea in the countries of the region”, he said.
The agreement is a political triumph for Obama, who has made outreach to America’s enemies a hallmark of his presidency, but it is also seen as his biggest foreign policy gamble since taking office in 2009.
Kerry expressed his confidence in the ability of the USA and Saudi Arabia to continue to strengthen their cooperation and relationship against the challenges.
In the weeks ahead, members of Congress from both parties should put aside their exhausted talking points and focus honestly on the details of this deal. On Tuesday, Obama announced the deal and threatened to veto any act by Congress that does not approve the deal.
US President Barack Obama in March urged Iran’s government to release Rezaian and two other detained Americans – Saeed Abedini and Amir Hekmati – and to help find Robert Levinson, an American who disappeared in Iran eight years ago.
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“The unprecedented outpouring of support for this resolution proves that Congress will not rubber-stamp a deal that severely threatens the United States and our allies by paving Iran’s path to a bomb”.
He painted a grim scenario in which the rest of the world struck its own nuclear deals with Iran, leaving the US isolated.
Washington was not seeking to “normalise diplomatic relations” with Iran.
Israel has long opposed any deal with its arch-foe Iran, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted the landmark agreement as a “historic mistake”.
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“We hope that the global agreement with Iran will bring security, peace and stability to the Middle East and prepare the way to make our region – including Israel – free from atomic weapons”, Abbas said in Ramallah.
