State Dept. defends release of separate Iran nuke deal param
Posted: Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:57:17
State Dept. defends release of separate Iran nuke deal parameters
By Susan Crabtree
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State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Friday stood by U.S. officials' decision to release a fact sheet separate from the Iranians providing details on Thursday's framework for an agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
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After announcing a breakthrough in negotiations Thursday, U.S. officials released the parameters of the framework for a final deal separately from the Iranians.
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In the U.S. version, officials highlighted broad tenets of the deal including agreements that Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium would be reduced by 98 percent and its installed centrifuges cut by two-thirds. Sanctions would be suspended after the International Atomic Energy Association has verified that Iran has lived up to its commitments, a process that Secretary of State John Kerry subsequently said could take up to roughly six months.
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The Iranians released a separate statement in Farsi, and Harf said she doesn't know how the two documents differ.
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"I don't read Farsi yet, unfortunately," she said, encouraging the press to obtain the public document through Google searches.
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When reporters asked Harf why the U.S. and Iranians had released separate documents instead of one joint statement or fact sheet, she said only that "we believed this was the most appropriate" way to announce the basic tenets of the framework "at this point."
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"We had discussions with them about what we would say publicly. I'm not really concerned about how they will sell this back home," she added, noting that a final agreement is still in the making.
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"We're quite confident about the parameters as they have been articulated, and that's most important to us," she added.
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Harf, who returned to Washington with U.S. negotiators at 6 a.m. Friday, noted that the next round of talks have to be scheduled. The deadline for a final deal is June 30.
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My Thoughts:
Let me see if I can understand and be clear about this, we have one set of documents concerning this nuclear deal and Iran has a different set of documents concerning this deal.
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Something really smells about this, I think Obama & Kerry are giving the American public a big bag of BULL SH!T. It’s no wonder everyone is questioning why the people in Iran are jumping up & down for joy concerning this deal. America has been given a pig in a poke for sure by Obama & Kerry.
By Susan Crabtree
.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Friday stood by U.S. officials' decision to release a fact sheet separate from the Iranians providing details on Thursday's framework for an agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
.
After announcing a breakthrough in negotiations Thursday, U.S. officials released the parameters of the framework for a final deal separately from the Iranians.
.
In the U.S. version, officials highlighted broad tenets of the deal including agreements that Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium would be reduced by 98 percent and its installed centrifuges cut by two-thirds. Sanctions would be suspended after the International Atomic Energy Association has verified that Iran has lived up to its commitments, a process that Secretary of State John Kerry subsequently said could take up to roughly six months.
.
The Iranians released a separate statement in Farsi, and Harf said she doesn't know how the two documents differ.
.
"I don't read Farsi yet, unfortunately," she said, encouraging the press to obtain the public document through Google searches.
.
When reporters asked Harf why the U.S. and Iranians had released separate documents instead of one joint statement or fact sheet, she said only that "we believed this was the most appropriate" way to announce the basic tenets of the framework "at this point."
.
"We had discussions with them about what we would say publicly. I'm not really concerned about how they will sell this back home," she added, noting that a final agreement is still in the making.
.
"We're quite confident about the parameters as they have been articulated, and that's most important to us," she added.
.
Harf, who returned to Washington with U.S. negotiators at 6 a.m. Friday, noted that the next round of talks have to be scheduled. The deadline for a final deal is June 30.
.
Read More: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/state ... ign=buffer
.
My Thoughts:
Let me see if I can understand and be clear about this, we have one set of documents concerning this nuclear deal and Iran has a different set of documents concerning this deal.
.
Something really smells about this, I think Obama & Kerry are giving the American public a big bag of BULL SH!T. It’s no wonder everyone is questioning why the people in Iran are jumping up & down for joy concerning this deal. America has been given a pig in a poke for sure by Obama & Kerry.