U.S. Announces Framework Deal With Iran Over Nuclear Program

The United States announced on Thursday a framework deal with Iran over its nuclear program. Washington is saying that the eventual agreement will limit Iran’s nuclear program. But many are expressing doubt that the negotiation will keep a nuclear weapon out of the hands of the world’s greatest terrorist nation.

Western powers, including the UK, France and Germany, have agreed to permit Iran to continue operating the core aspects of its nuclear program. In return for this, the United States has said it will end economic sanctions against Iran. Iran is to reduce its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98 percent and scale back its number of installed centrifuges.

The framework was announced after the March 31 deadline passed. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended his trip and conducted a series of meetings with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.

Zarif said the issues are closer to being resolved. It is clear why he thinks so; the tentative agreement is a major win for Iran.

Zarif told a press conference that the agreement allows Iran to continue its enrichment of uranium, and the country will not shut down any of its operating nuclear installations. While Kerry said sanctions would be phased out, Zarif tweeted that the U.S. promised an immediate termination of sanctions.

If Zarif’s version of events is to be trusted, the United States is about to capitulate to Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the proposed agreement, saying it is a threat to Israel’s survival. He said such a deal “paves Iran’s path to the bomb,” by leaving Iran’s vast nuclear infrastructure in place.

The parties have given themselves until June 30 to establish a final agreement.

The Trumpet believes Iran’s nuclear program will yield nuclear weapons and that the Islamic republic will use those weapons. Watch Trumpet editor-in-chief Gerald Flurry’s analysis of this subject in his Key of David program “Iran Wants Nuclear War.”