Iran: Historic deal reached by the EU, US, Iran, Russia, China - a master stroke by President Obama

Obama: New Deal For Middle East

A huge range of reaction came from all around the world to the important new interim deal with Iran on sanctions and its nuclear program.  From Israel, condemnation of a “historic mistake” as Benjamin Netanyahu put it.

At the other end of the spectrum, talk of a “Nixon goes to China” historic breakthrough for the region by the Obama administration.  A reordering that could break decades of US-Iran hostility and reshape the Middle East.

In between, obviously many other questions on the final  strategy of this breakthrough, sincerity, nuclear verifiability, and reactions from US domestic political circles.

Whatever way you look at this agreement or whatever the end outcome will be it will certainly go into history as a master stroke by President Obama re Middle East policy, which for years has been dominated by the wishes of Israel and Saudi Arabia and their very influential US lobby and hardline US conservative policy makers.   

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