US energy secretary: Iran agreement will definitely go into effect
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has said that the Iran nuclear agreement will definitely be implemented, calling the accord a “very powerful” one.
“The deal is very, very powerful on its constraints on the Iranian program and enhanced verification," Moniz told reporters at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday. “I remain confident that this agreement will go into effect.”
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the US, Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany – finally succeeded in finalizing the text of the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna.
The top American negotiator, who mostly held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Salehi, said that “there is no secret side deal.”
The reaction comes after pro-Israel Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Mike Pompeo set off a firestorm last week, claiming that officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told them about secret agreements between the IAEA and Iran.
They say these agreements are not going to be shared with Congress or even with the P5+1.
Moniz, who spent days with US lawmakers explaining the provisions of the JCPOA, warned of the consequences of efforts by Republicans and others to undermine the agreement.
“If we now undercut this agreement, it’s hard to see how there would not be very negative consequences and very negative consequences that we would see very quickly,” he stated.
Moniz said that he is convinced “the more chances we have to explain exactly what the agreement is … then the more I think that we will be able to carry the day.”
Republicans, including the presidential hopefuls, have severely criticized the outcome of nuclear talks with Iran.
Jeb Bush has called it a "terrible deal" while Marco Rubio labeled it "a dangerous and destabilizing failure."
Rick Perry has also pledged to kill the agreement as "one of my first official acts" as president.
Analysts say Republican presidential candidates are opposing the nuclear agreement to avoid angering the pro-Israel lobby and preventing their Democratic rivals from getting any political advantage by resolving the Iranian nuclear issue.
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