After Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States agreed to a deal to contain Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, people around the world took to Twitter to express their opinions.
Ambassadors, government officials and members of Congress disagree widely on whether the deal will be good or bad for U.S. national security. Read their tweets below:
"I believe it would be irresponsible to walk away from this deal." —@POTUS: http://t.co/3PJ1t0Zk7U #IranDeal http://t.co/20aWaoiia6
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 14, 2015
.@POTUS' "deal" will hand #Iran billions in aid while giving it time and space to produce a nuclear bomb http://t.co/VWA9CiD68z #IranDeal
— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) July 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/620915531797950464
Secretary @JohnKerry: This is the good deal that we have sought. #IranDeal http://t.co/LYyVl6Qgcp
— Department of State (@StateDept) July 14, 2015
I thank all those who played critical role to reach this historic day, esp the great nation of #Iran for enduring these unjust pressures.
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) July 14, 2015
US & Israeli flags burned in Iran. Crowd yells "Death to America! Death to Israel!" Who's in front? President Rouhani pic.twitter.com/z0WdEsYw1M
— Benjamin Netanyahu – ?????? ?????? (@netanyahu) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/PutinRF_Eng/status/620932821167771649
The only thing we need to “verify” about #IranDeal is what Obama was thinking when he agreed to it. This deal is an absolute disaster.
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) July 14, 2015
#IranDeal is what American leadership is all about. As @POTUS said, we have again brought about real and meaningful change for the better.
— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) July 14, 2015
Upon #IranDeal implementation all sanctions will be lifted–not suspended. Otherwise,there was no need for 18-day round-the-clock #IranTalks
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) July 14, 2015
It will be left to the next President to return us to a position of American strength and re-impose sanctions on this despicable regime.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 14, 2015
Bottom line: With the #IranDeal, the Obama administration is giving vast power & money to the world's leading state sponsor of terror.
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) July 14, 2015
#IranDeal is not a ceiling but a solid foundation. We must now begin to build on it.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 14, 2015
"History shows that America must lead not just with our might, but with our principles" —@POTUS: http://t.co/3PJ1t0Zk7U #IranDeal
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 14, 2015
Obama says he'll veto any legislation blocking #IranDeal http://t.co/l5WNdJyitV via @OswaldRachel
— Roll Call (@rollcall) July 14, 2015
I cannot support an agreement that threatens America's safety, sells out regional allies, or places millions of civilians at risk #IranDeal
— CathyMcMorrisRodgers (@cathymcmorris) July 14, 2015
If this agreement is what the Administration says it is, it is a major, historic diplomatic breakthrough. #IranDeal
— Sen. Barbara Boxer (@SenatorBoxer) July 14, 2015
While I'll review all of details of this agreement, all signs point to this being a bad deal. My stmt on #IranDeal: http://t.co/gyoHSqYcb4
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 14, 2015
I warmly welcome the #IranDeal reached today. It represents a historic breakthrough and will strengthen international security.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) July 14, 2015
"A bad deal won’t make these threats go away. Pretending otherwise won’t make us safer." #IranDeal https://t.co/E5IlWwT1cN
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) July 14, 2015
The #IranDeal is based on hard science. Our nuclear experts & #NationalLabs helped shape the negotiations w/ rigorous technical analysis.
— Sec. Ernest Moniz (@EnergySecMoniz) July 14, 2015
My statement on the #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/C6cTTjtHKP
— Chris Christie (@ChrisChristie) July 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/AnneBayefsky/status/620943696100392960