Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Why Is The Obama Administration Not Releasing The Text Of Its Latest Nuclear Deal With Iran?



Obama Administration Under Pressure To Release Text Of Iran Deal -- L.A. Times

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is facing rising calls from lawmakers and nuclear experts to release the text of its latest nuclear deal with Iran and accompanying documents.

The agreement, announced Sunday, lays out an implementation plan for a deal announced in November that aims to freeze Iran’s nuclear program for six months. During that time, Iran and six world powers will try to negotiate a long-term pact ensuring Tehran won’t develop a nuclear weapons capability.

So far, the text of the latest deal has not been released, nor has a separate side agreement that lays out technical and other details.

Critics fear the text of the implementation agreement may include terms that would allow Iran to secretly forge ahead with some aspects of its nuclear program while the next phase of bargaining goes on. On Monday, critics also began expressing concern about the accompanying side text.

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Update: Congress Pressures White House to Release Iran Nuke Deal Text. White House says no way -- Washington Free Beacon

My Comment: Even Israel .... a key U.S. ally that has a great deal at stake on what happens in these talks .... has been shut out by the White House. The question then naturally arises .... why this refusal from the White House to release the text of this Iranian nuclear deal? My answer .... I guess there are some details in the agreement that they simply do not want us to know.

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