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| Advocates of disarmament and reconciliation with Iran embraced the framework agreement announced Thursday that would limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities, while the Israeli government and its supporters voiced deep criticism and mistrust. | Advocates of disarmament and reconciliation with Iran embraced the framework agreement announced Thursday that would limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities, while the Israeli government and its supporters voiced deep criticism and mistrust. |
| In Tehran, news of the framework agreement, which could portend the end to an era of burdensome sanctions in the country, there was no immediate official reaction. But the state-run television, in what appeared to be a precedent, broadcast live President Obama’s announcement from the White House about the agreement’s details. | |
| The Arms Control Association, a nonpartisan group in Washington, called the framework agreement a “historic breakthrough” and said that if it was fully carried out, the agreement would block Iran’s pathway to a bomb. The group said the agreement “promises to lead to one of the most consequential and far-reaching nuclear nonproliferation achievements in recent decades.” | The Arms Control Association, a nonpartisan group in Washington, called the framework agreement a “historic breakthrough” and said that if it was fully carried out, the agreement would block Iran’s pathway to a bomb. The group said the agreement “promises to lead to one of the most consequential and far-reaching nuclear nonproliferation achievements in recent decades.” |
| The National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group in Washington, said that if the framework agreement led to a final agreement by June 30, as negotiators hope and expect, it would have “secured through diplomacy what neither war nor sanctions could ever have accomplished.” | The National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group in Washington, said that if the framework agreement led to a final agreement by June 30, as negotiators hope and expect, it would have “secured through diplomacy what neither war nor sanctions could ever have accomplished.” |
| The agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, between Iran and the group of powers known as the P5-plus-1 — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. It contained what disarmament experts said were surprisingly specific provisions. | The agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, between Iran and the group of powers known as the P5-plus-1 — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. It contained what disarmament experts said were surprisingly specific provisions. |
| Iran agreed to reduce by roughly two-thirds the number of installed centrifuges it has for enriching uranium fuel, and to take other steps to limit its uranium enrichment. It agreed to dismantle and rebuild a reactor so that it would not produce plutonium fuel, and to allow extensive inspections to assure the world of its peaceful intent. In exchange, the powers would lift the array of sanctions that have been imposed on Iran for years. | Iran agreed to reduce by roughly two-thirds the number of installed centrifuges it has for enriching uranium fuel, and to take other steps to limit its uranium enrichment. It agreed to dismantle and rebuild a reactor so that it would not produce plutonium fuel, and to allow extensive inspections to assure the world of its peaceful intent. In exchange, the powers would lift the array of sanctions that have been imposed on Iran for years. |
| In Israel, which considers Iran its most dangerous enemy, the official reaction to the framework agreement was, not unexpectedly, harsh and mistrustful. | In Israel, which considers Iran its most dangerous enemy, the official reaction to the framework agreement was, not unexpectedly, harsh and mistrustful. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been an outspoken critic of the nuclear negotiations, said in a Twitter message that “any deal must significantly roll back Iran’s nuclear capabilities and stop its terrorism and aggression.” | |
| An Israeli government official who was not authorized to speak publicly said that if a final accord was reached “based on the guidelines of this framework, that would be a historic mistake which will transform the world into a much more dangerous place.” | |
| Mr. Netanyahu’s economics minister, Naftali Bennett, likened the framework agreement to negotiations with Hitler and the Nazis before World War II that some leaders in Europe mistakenly believed would forestall war. | |
| “‘Peace in our time,’ 2015,” Mr. Bennett said in a statement. “The world’s most radical Islamic terror regime received today an official kosher stamp for its illicit nuclear program. This is a regime that cannot be trusted, and which has already violated consecutive U.N. resolutions. Today’s deal paves the way for Iran to eventually obtain a nuclear weapon, to further destabilize the Middle East and to continue spreading terror across the globe.” | “‘Peace in our time,’ 2015,” Mr. Bennett said in a statement. “The world’s most radical Islamic terror regime received today an official kosher stamp for its illicit nuclear program. This is a regime that cannot be trusted, and which has already violated consecutive U.N. resolutions. Today’s deal paves the way for Iran to eventually obtain a nuclear weapon, to further destabilize the Middle East and to continue spreading terror across the globe.” |
| The World Jewish Congress, an umbrella organization of Jewish communities in 100 countries, was less critical, but still highly skeptical. Its president, Ronald S. Lauder, said in a statement that “the key question was if Iran could be trusted to implement the deal.” | The World Jewish Congress, an umbrella organization of Jewish communities in 100 countries, was less critical, but still highly skeptical. Its president, Ronald S. Lauder, said in a statement that “the key question was if Iran could be trusted to implement the deal.” |
| Britain and France, members of the group of big powers that negotiated the deal with Iran, praised the outcome but cautioned that a final agreement must still be finished or signed. | |
| President François Hollande of France warned in a statement that “sanctions that are lifted can be reimposed if the deal is not applied,” adding that Paris would closely watch to ensure that “a credible, verifiable agreement be established under which the international community can be sure Iran will not be in a position to have access to nuclear arms.” | |
| The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, said that “this is a stage agreement that includes some incontestable positive developments, but there is still work to do.” | |
| The British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, said that the “extremely tough” talks had provided a good basis to reach what could be a “very good” comprehensive deal. | |
| “This is well beyond what many of us thought possible even 18 months ago and a good basis for what I believe could be a very good deal,” Mr. Hammond said in a statement. “But there is still more work to do” to work out the “fine detail.” | |
| Mr. Hammond said a fuller deal that kept to the agreed parameters of the initial agreement would provide reassurance that Tehran’s nuclear program was peaceful, but said intensive talks on the details now lay ahead, especially about oversight measures and mechanisms regarding United Nations Security Council resolutions. | |
| ”We will continue to have our differences on many other issues with Iran,” Mr. Hammond said. “But a comprehensive deal will improve confidence, trust and dialogue on all sides, and most importantly, avoid a nuclear arms race in the region.” |