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The US Has Finally Reached a Nuclear Deal with Iran

International negotiators announced Thursday that they had set a framework for a deal on Iran's nuclear program.

International negotiators have just reached an agreement on Iran's nuclear program, setting the framework for a final deal to curb the country's nuclear development in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.

Diplomats from the European Union and Iran announced the deal Thursday, outlining key parameters that include an agreement that Iran restrict its enrichment capacity, level, and stockpile, as well as allow greater oversight of its nuclear program. In exchange for that, as well as reassurances that the program is peaceful, foreign powers have agreed to lift economic and financial sanctions on Tehran, opening up economic opportunities for the Islamic Republic.

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Obama gave a statement on the deal from the White House this afternoon, calling it a "good deal," and defending it against the "inevitable critics."

"I'm convinced that if this framework leads to a final comprehensive deal, it will make our country, our allies, and our world safer," he said, adding later: ""The issues at stake are bigger than politics. These are matters of war and peace."

Read the White House's outline of the agreement below:

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