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The phase one agreement signed in Geneva over the weekend by the P5+1 powers and Iran, though temporary, conditional and fraught with uncertainty, is inarguably good news: It is the first time that Iran has explicitly agreed to freeze or limit parts of its nuclear program, and roll back other parts of it, since the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president in 2005. If the deal holds, the next six months will be the first time in eight years that Iran’s nuclear program has been slowed for reasons other than technical difficulties and outside sabotage. It bears noting that the agreement is but the first step in what remains an arduous task, that of successfully and sustainably defining the terms under which Iran’s nuclear program will operate in the future. But it is a significant and welcome first step.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:15:36 +0000

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