An Iran nuclear deal meant to stop the country from creating weaponized nuclear weapons is being applauded by world leaders. To celebrate the occasion leaders and their respective representatives have taken to Twitter in a show of support for the new deal.
The Iran nuclear deal was announced on Saturday night by President Barack Obama, who took to national television to announce the new pact.
With Iran promising to show significant proof that it does not intend to pursue a nuclear weapon the country will immediately recognize the easing of economic sanctions which have crippled the country in recent monts.
The official White House account kicked off the congratulatory tone on Twitter:
President Obama: “For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program.” #Iran
— White House Live (@WHLive) November 24, 2013
Following along a short time later was Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who has been tweeting for extended diplomacy since he took office in May.
Undoubtedly, reaching this deal will be in the interest of all countries in d region, global peace progress in line w/ win-win approach — Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) November 24, 2013
With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague leading much of the negotiations U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron added:
Strong progress from @WilliamJHague and @JohnKerry on #Iran. Nowhere near the end – but a sign the pressure is working. — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) November 24, 2013
Hague himself then offered a tweet following the agreement:
Negotiations were painstaking. Tomorrow hard work begins of implementing and building on the agreement #IranTalks
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) November 24, 2013
That tweet was met with a similar tone by the official account for the U.S. Secretary of State:
Agreement in Geneva: first step makes world safer. More work now. -JK #IranTalks
— Department of State (@StateDept) November 24, 2013
Not everyone was pleased with the outcome of the Iran nuclear deal as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted:
What was achieved last night in Geneva is not an historic agreement; it is an historic mistake — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
Netanyahu didn’t stop there, sending out a series of tweets opposing Iran’s nuclear deal:
This is not a historic agreement, it’s a historic mistake. Lifting the pressure, this “first step”, might be the last step. 1/5 #BadDeal — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
Like the agreement reached with North Korea in 2005, this agreement has made the world a much more dangerous place. 2/5
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
For years the intl community has demanded that Iran cease uranium enrichment. Now it consents to it, in direct contravention of UNSC res 3/5
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
Iran is taking only cosmetic steps that could easily reversed, and in return, sanctions that took years to put in place will be eased. 4/5
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
Without continued pressure, what incentive does Iran have to take serious steps that actually dismantle its nuclear weapons capability? 5/5
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 24, 2013
Only time will tell if the Iranian nuclear deal was the right decision or a colossal mistake as Netanyahu claims.
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