In a nationally-televised interview on Sunday, President Rouhani assured Iranians of a �win-win� deal with the 5+1 Powers over Tehran�s nuclear program.

Discussing the July 14 agreement, Rouhani said Iran�had achieved its three goals, including recognition of the right to enrich uranium and the eventual lifting of US-led sanctions. Explaining that Iran had never pursued an atomic bomb, he added, �If the other side in the negotiations thinks it has achieved [this] goal, let this be a victory for it.�

Countering hardline critics of any agreement with the US and its allies, the President said, �We cannot say we have 100% trust in the partners to the agreement, but we can devise a mechanism under which no side would face a loss if the other breached the agreement.�

He claimed that the maintenance of an interim nuclear agreement from November 2013 had shown that a comprehensive agreement can also be �capable of standing�.

On the specific provisions over inspections, which have been challenged by both US and Iranian hardliners, Rouhani�reassured his domestic challengers, �No one in the world would trade its national security�[and] its secrets.�

The President emphasized the economic benefits of the deal, putting it in a context where his Government would address youth unemployment and reduce inflation � 45% when Rouhani took office in August 2013 � to less than 10%.

The deal was presented to Parliament last week, where critics are insisting on a vote of approval. The Government maintains that MPs can only advise and the endorsement is in the hands of the Supreme National Security Council.



US Presidential Candidate: Iran Could Carry Out Nuclear Attack on California Within 10 Years
In the latest sensational claim by US critics of the nuclear deal, a Republican Presidential candidate has said that�Iran can carry out a nuclear attack�on California within a decade.

Senator Marco Rubio said on Sunday in a speech to 450 influential donors near Los Angeles:
Iran will be not just a nuclear weapon power, but will have the capability to deliver that weapon to the continental United States in less than a decade.

I don�t think any of us wants to live in a country where a radical Shiite cleric in Tehran can have a nuclear weapon and an ICBM that can hit where we are sitting right now.
Five Republican candidates addressed the meeting organized by billionaires Charles and David Koch. The donors plan to spend almost $900 million before Election Day 2016, although not all of the expenditure will be on political operations.

By EA Worldview