US: Final Agreement to Monitor Iran's Enrichment Cycle for 25 Years

The US Energy Secretary assured critics of the nuclear deal with Iran that the US could track any potential military activities related to Iran's nuclear program under this agreement. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Ernest Moniz stated, "For at least 10 years, we will have the ability to easily track any military activities related to Iran's nuclear program, and we will have enough time to respond to it." Iran and the P5+1 group, consisting of the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany, reached a political understanding on April 2 after weeks of negotiations to achieve a comprehensive nuclear agreement. However, this understanding specifically drew negative reactions from Israel, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it a "bad deal" that "endangers the life and survival of Israel." However, US President Barack Obama emphasized that "the deal with Iran is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons. Ernest Moniz, who was part of the US negotiating team in Lausanne, Switzerland, defended the potential nuclear agreement with Iran, stating that if this agreement is reached, global powers could have "unprecedented" oversight of Iran's uranium enrichment cycle for 25 years. He also mentioned that the potential agreement would commit Iran to allow its nuclear program to be verified indefinitely, granting inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency access to all facilities. Iran and the global powers have until June 30 of this year to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement.