In praising the outcome of the talks, General Hassan Firouzabadi highlighted rifts between Rouhani and critics who say negotiations don’t serve Iran’s national interest. While Khamenei hasn’t commented publicly on the framework accord reached last week, the general’s warm words may indicate the political establishment’s official line in presenting the deal at home.
Thanks to Khamenei’s leadership and efforts by Rouhani’s team of negotiators, “another step was taken to ensure Iran’s inalienable right” to produce peaceful nuclear energy, Firouzabadi said in a letter to Khamenei, the Fars news agency reported.
The general thanked Rouhani for actions taken in this “sensitive arena” and Khamenei for his “guidance” on nuclear negotiations, according to Fars. Firouzabadi reports to Khamenei, Iran’s ultimate authority.
The general echoed Rouhani’s observation in a televised speech Friday that the deal meant Iran was safeguarding its rights and making progress to lift international sanctions.
“There is no question that the Supreme Leader has been fully informed of all developments,” said Saeed Laylaz, an economist and former adviser to ex-president Mohammad Khatami. Firouzabadi’s comments show the nuclear agreement “has been endorsed” and that security forces also back the government, Laylaz said.
Harmful Deal?
The agreement between Iran and the group known as P5+1 — the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France and Germany — announced April 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland, doesn’t commit either side to action and is an outline to be fleshed out over the next three months.
Hardliners say the deal will harm Iran and allege that Iranian and U.S. leaders are presenting different versions of the deal to their nations.
At a conference in Tehran, conservative academics pointed to differences in statements made by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his counterpart, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, about the extent of sanctions relief and other topics.
“How can they talk for a year and a half and then come out with different texts?” said Manouchehr Mohammadi, a professor of law and political science at Tehran University.
‘We Are Anxious’
The conference Sunday was sponsored by the Committee to Protect the Interests of Iran, which describes itself as aligned with the “We Are Anxious” movement, a political group that emerged last year to oppose Rouhani’s efforts to strike a nuclear deal.
Another Tehran University professor, Mohammad Sadegh Kooshki, criticized the extent of sanctions removal.
“It’s not apparent whether the sanctions are to be canceled, suspended or halted,” Kooshki said. “The Iranian side and the Western side are using different terms.”
Lawmaker Hamid Resaei, a Rouhani critic, faulted negotiators for agreeing to limit Iran’s uranium enrichment activity.
Zarif says the agreement isn’t binding and some matters haven’t been finalized, Resaei said, according to a separate Fars report.
“Then brother, why are you fooling the nation?” Resaei asked. “If nothing is binding then what is this victory about and why are you congratulating the nation?”
marko on Sun, 5th Apr 2015 3:23 pm
Another Law bullshit. What would milions of lawyer would do if there is no this kind of shit.
Does anybody remember the levinski case .
Oral sex actualy is not sex hahahhahah
we are rotten to the core
marko on Sun, 5th Apr 2015 3:25 pm
They all should be on the field harvesting the corn. Manualy of course
Makati1 on Sun, 5th Apr 2015 8:19 pm
Lawyers, politicians and banksters have ropes with their names on them. They just don’t know it…yet.
Makati1 on Sun, 5th Apr 2015 8:27 pm
In other real news…
http://offguardian.org/2015/04/03/were-not-cattle-kiev-protesters-throw-manure-at-us-embassy/
Note the US Embassy is built like a fortress as is the one here in manila. While the other country’s embassies are just normal office buildings or large homes with minimal security. Only bullies have to worry about blow-back.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-blockade-new-russian-pipelines-start-supplying-fresh-water-to-crimea/5440800
And the beat goes on…
Plantagenet on Sun, 5th Apr 2015 9:53 pm
Why shouldn’t the Iranians be celebrating in the streets—they believe Obama is going to drop the sanctions and allow them to develop nuclear weapons.
rockman on Mon, 6th Apr 2015 6:11 am
I do get some perverse pleasure here the MSM go on and on about the “deal” which isn’t even a framework of a deal let alone anything substantial. The “deal” is just some lose and very broad outline of how they MIGHT begin a serious discussion about a true deal.
As an aside I mentioned the other day hear a report for a credible sounding analyst very familiar with the Iranian nuke program. According to him most of the serious activity was being conducted in N Korea so whatever the “deal” involves activities in Iran itself will have little impact on the program. He also noted that the N Korea underground nuke test was actually a demonstration project for Iranian engineers.