(Heritage Foundation) Maria Kelso - The nuclear deal with Iran is flawed by the premature easing of sanctions in return for easily reversed Iranian pledges that do not substantially set back Iran's nuclear weapons program. According to Fred Fleitz, a chief analyst of the Langley Intelligence Group Network, the deal "assumes Rouhani is a relative moderate. It also assumes Iran has a legitimate right to uranium enrichment." Patrick Clawson, director of research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, explained that while the deal is initially set for a six-month period, it can be renewed indefinitely, effectively allowing Iran to go on for years without the world stopping them from obtaining nuclear weapons. "This agreement is likely not to be the elements of a 'first step,' but instead the details of a last step."
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