OBAMA: ISRAEL IS THE ONLY OPPOSING IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

Washington,  23 Shawwal 1436/8 August 2015  (MINA) – US President Barack Obama has signalled out Israel as the only country in the world to oppose Iran’s nuclear deal.

In a speech at the American University in Washington on Wednesday, Obama warned that rejecting the nuclear deal between the world’s major powers and Iran will lead to only one option, which is another war in the Middle East.

Obama further pointed out that Congress’s opposition of the deal with Iran would mean an inevitable war, Middle East Monitor (Memo) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)  as reporting.

“Let’s not mince words. The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy or some form of war. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon,” the US president stressed.

Obama outlined the ability of the deal to “hold Iran accountable if it practices deception in the nuclear file,” further stressing the necessity of such diplomatic measure and the potential benefits for the international community.

The US president described the Iranian regime as “dangerous and oppressive” and added that there might be a possibility that some of the unfrozen Iranian assets would be used to finance “terrorist activities”; but he stressed that this alone should not be a reason to pull out of the deal as even a flawed agreement is better than full-out war. (T/P002/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)