Iran and the P5+1 group � the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany � along with officials from the European Union reached a mutual understanding on Tehran�s nuclear program in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.
The two sides will now start drafting a final accord, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which is expected to come by the end of June.
During a press conference in Panama City, Panama, on Saturday, Obama praised Kerry�s efforts in achieving the understanding, blasting Sen. McCain of Arizona for his recent comments that put into question how forthcoming Kerry has been about the framework agreement.
In a Thursday interview, McCain said �John Kerry is delusional� about the deal, adding, �I think you�re going to find out that they had never agreed to the things that John Kerry claimed that they had.�
He said Kerry �tried to come back and sell a bill of goods, hoping maybe that the Iranians wouldn�t say much about it.�
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Thursday that it is the very specifics of the nuclear negotiations that would determine the fate of the talks.
�What has been done so far neither guarantees [the clinching of] an agreement itself and its contents, nor ensures that the negotiations would proceed to the end,� the Leader highlighted.
Obama also said when Republicans suggest that Kerry is �somehow less trustworthy,� it indicates �the degree to which partisanship has crossed all boundaries, and we�re seeing this again and again.�
Republicans think �our Secretary of State is purposefully misinterpreting the deal,� the US president said, complaining that �that�s not how we�re supposed to run foreign policy, regardless of who�s president or Secretary of State. We can have arguments, and there are legitimate arguments to be had.�
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