Thousands Pack Into Times Square To Protest Iran Nuclear Deal Wednesday July 22,2015

 

Thousands of protesters packed into Times Square Wednesday evening July 22,2015 to demand that Congress vote down the proposed U.S. deal with Iran.

As the crowd loomed behind police barricades, chants of "Kill the deal!" could be heard for blocks. The event, billed as the "Stop Iran Rally" consisted mainly of pro-Israel supporters, though organizers said it represents Americans of all faiths and political convictions.

The group is asking Congress to reject the deal under which the U.S. would agree to lift economic sanctions against Iran in return for measures to prevent the country from building nuclear weapons.

President Barack Obama has said the U.S. considers Iran an adversary whose activities will be closely monitored.

At the rally, Alan Dershowitz, a prominent Jewish attorney, said he was "opposing the deal as a liberal Democrat." He said he believed democracy was "ignored" because the Obama administration negotiated the deal without congressional input.
"That is not the way democracy should operate," he told the crowd.

In a statement Wednesday, Rep. Peter King, a former chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said he attended a classified briefing with Secretary of State John Kerry and "is still convinced that this is a bad deal for America."

Note

Iran Nuclear Deal reached on Tuesday July 14,2015 in Vienna,Austria between Iran and P5+1 - US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany

What's In The Iran Nuclear Deal?

 

The agreement between Iran and six world powers that was finalised in Vienna,Austria  on Tuesday July 14,2015  will roll back Iran's nuclear work in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions

Just a few years ago, the prospect of Iran and the international community reaching agreement on the country's deeply controversial nuclear activities seemed inconceivable

Yet after years of talks and several missed deadlines -- diplomats finally found enough common ground to conclude the historic accord, which contains several critical compromises for each side

RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR WORK

 

Iran will reduce the number of centrifuges enriching uranium by two-thirds, from about 19,000 to 5,060, a restriction that will be in effect for 10 years. The centrifuges taken out of operation will be stored in a site that is monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In addition, Iran has agreed not to enrich uranium over 3.67 percent, and will reduce its total stockpile of uranium by some 98 percent, from around 10,000 kg to 300 kg. These constraints are effective for 15 years. The excess stockpile will be sold overseas or downgraded to a lower level of enrichment.
Iran will keep one nuclear enrichment site, Natanz, and convert its underground Fordo site into a “nuclear, physics and technology centre.” Iran’s heavy water reactor at Arak will be rebuilt so that it cannot produce weapons-grade plutonium.
Most of these restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program had already been agreed to in the framework deal signed in April 2015

INCREASING 'BREAKOUT TIME'

These measures increase the amount of time it would take Iran to produce one nuclear bomb, referred to as “breakout time,” to one year. Analysts currently estimate Iran’s breakout time to be two to three months
This is a key selling point of the deal for the Obama administration, although skeptical lawmakers and Israeli officials will likely raise questions about what happens after the nuclear restrictions expire in 10 and 15 years. U.S. officials acknowledge that Iran could then expand its nuclear work and reduce its breakout time, but note that the program will continue to be monitored by the IAEA for longer than that.

VERIFICATION

Under the deal, IAEA inspectors will have increased access to Iran’s uranium enrichment sites for 25 years.
Iran’s supreme leader had balked  at the idea of allowing the inspectors into military facilities and giving them interviews with nuclear scientists, both of which the U.S. had insisted were vital. Under a compromise solution, the final deal outlines a  dispute resolution mechanism if Iran turns down IAEA requests for access

SANCTIONS RELIEF

 As soon as the IAEA verifies that Iran has complied with the restrictions on its nuclear program, the United Nations, European Union and U.S. will lift nuclear-related sanctions on the country.
The deal includes a “snap-back” provision -- which had been a priority for U.S. lawmakers -- that will quickly reimpose sanctions if the agreement is violated. Possible violations will be investigated and U.N. sanctions reintroduced within 65 days, a much faster timeline than the current system of investigations.

ARMS EMBARGO, MISSILE BAN

The international arms embargo on Iran, which became a key sticking point in the final weeks of the negotiations, will be gradually rolled back. The U.N. ban on Iran trading in conventional weapons will be lifted after five years, followed by the ban on ballistic missile technology after eight years. Both of those timelines could be moved up if the IAEA concludes that the nuclear program is entirely peacefu