Western Powers Reach Historic Deal With Iran Over Nukes Program

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Western powers reach deal with Iran over its nuclear program

GENEVA -- Secretary of State John Kerry and leaders from five other world powers early Sunday reached a nuclear deal with Iran, following intense negotiations that took place over several days in Geneva.

NBC News confirmed through multiple sources that a deal was reached, a historic breakthrough in the world's decade-long nuclear standoff with Iran, and in the 35-year-long diplomatic freeze between Iran and the United States.

The deal, which has yet to be signed, was struck with astonishing speed given the history of failed negotiations, coming in just the third round of talks over less than two months. The breakthrough also comes less than three months after Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani promised, in an interview with NBC News, to dramatically alter Iran’s relationship with the world.

Iran and six of the world's powers – the United States, France, Britain, Germany, China and Russia -- agreed on a "first step deal” that is meant to limit advancements in Iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing some of the economic sanctions that have deeply hurt Iran's economy.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Good news

[Cha]

2. Peacemakers are estactic!

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Thanks spanone!

[liberal N proud]

3. This will piss off the warmongers

Mr President and Mr Secretary.

[spanone]

4. i hope so.

[sheshe2]

5. We are rocking!

Thank you President Obama and SOS Kerry!

They are giving peace a chance~

[Pretzel_Warrior]

6. kick

[dreamnightwind]

7. K & R, well done!

[countryjake]

8. And news that an agreement had been reached first announced on...

Twitter! Imagine that!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/24/iran-nuclear-deal-west-sanctions-relief

News of the deal united Iranians from across the political spectrum in celebration, reflecting widespread hope that it would reduce the threat of war and ease punishing sanctions. Hundreds of thousands of people stayed up through the night to follow the minute-by-minute coverage of negotiations on satellite television, Facebook and Twitter.

The first announcement that a deal had been reached, by Ashton's spokesman Michael Mann, and the confirmation by Zarif, were both made on Twitter – a first for a major global accord.

"Day five, 3am, it's white smoke," tweeted the deputy Iranian foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, referring to the terminology used in Vatican for the announcement of a new pope.

[malaise]

9. Thus us Huge

a big fugging deal!!!
Dems are on the rise - and big time.

[Hekate]

10. Kick for great hopes here