Iran nuclear understanding chance for lasting peace: US senator
US Senator Elizabeth Warren has called a landmark understanding reached between Iran and the P5+1 in Switzerland this week the best chance for lasting peace in the Middle East region.
“Finding a negotiated solution, something that works, something that doesn’t involve trusting... is our best promise in the region,” Warren said on Friday.
“I want to see what comes out in the details,” the Democrat from Massachusetts said. “You know, we all know the devil is in the details.”
“But, you know, there are some good signs at this point that there may be a negotiated solution here,” she stated.
On Thursday, the P5+1 group – the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – reached an outline of a potentially historic agreement with Iran over its civilian nuclear work that would lift all international sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic in exchange for certain steps Tehran will take with regard to its nuclear program.
US President Barack Obama has hailed the "historic understanding" with Iran, saying that it paves the way for a final agreement in three months.
But, Republicans in Congress have condemned it, with some saying lifting sanctions on Iran would provoke Israel into an armed conflict with the Islamic Republic.
Warren, a former Harvard Law School professor, criticized opponents of the framework understanding, saying any flaws in the outline agreement would get corrected by June 30, the deadline for a final accord.
“What’s the alternative here?” Warren asked of the deal’s opponents. “What have you got as the next best move?”
In his statement on Thursday, Obama also admitted that Iran has met all of its obligations, adding that the mutual understanding is based on “unprecedented verification”.
The US president said he is "convinced" that, if the framework understanding leads to a final agreement, "it will make our country, our allies, and our world safer."
Iran and the P5+1 have been holding negotiations for more than two years to reach a comprehensive deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program.
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