Iran Rejects Nuclear Curbs Beyond 10 Years
Tehran Times
Senior nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday Tehran will never accept any extension of restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program beyond the ten years’ time agreed in the recent deal struck between the Islamic Republic and six major world powers.
Rouhani Assures Critics Nuclear Deal is Good for Iran
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin | Reuters
The debate over details largely reflects internal rivalries in Iran's cumbersome dual system of clerical and republican rule, in which factions jostle to gain maximum benefit from the deal while shouldering the least responsibility.
White House Acknowledges 'Side' Deals Between Iran, IAEA
Jordan Fabian | Hill
Susan Rice on Wednesday acknowledged the existence of side agreements between Iran and the IAEA. Rice said the deals involve Iran accounting for past military uses of its nuclear program, but rejected GOP assertions that this represented “secret” side deals.
Senate GOP Launches Preemptive Strike Against Iran Pitch
Jordain Carney | Hill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that the Obama administration has the "burden of proof" to convince lawmakers and the American people that they should support the deal.
A Game-Changing Deal
I.A. Rehman | Dawn
While the agreement between P5+1 and Iran over the latter’s nuclear programme has rightly been hailed as the beginning of a new phase in international relations, its implications for Middle Eastern politics are truly momentous and hence of special interest to Pakistan.
Salehi: Iran in Talks with China to Build Two More Nuclear Power Plants
Fars News Agency
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran is conducting negotiations with Beijing to construct two 100-MW nuclear power plants. "We are in talks with the Chinese over the construction of two 100-MW power plants," Salehi said.