Nuclear Deal Makes World Safer - Obama

President Barack Obama Heralded a framwork of understanding with Iran as a "historic" agreement and warned Congress on Thursday evening against taking actions that could upend work towards a final deal.
" The issues at stake here are bigger than politics," Obama said during remarks in the White House Rose Garden. " these are matters of war and peace, and they should be evaluated based on facts."

Obama spoke hours after negotiators in Switzerland reached a framework agreement outlining limits on Iran's nuclear program and setting the stage for work on final deal over the next three months.

 The president called the agreement " a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives." He siad verification mechasnisms built into the framework agreed to in Switzerland hours earlier would ensure that "if Iran cheats, the world will know it."

The talks have strained the U.S. relationship with Isreal, which deepened tensions with Congress.

One of Obama's toughest challenges will be convincing lawmakers to hold off on legislation that would authorize new sanctions on Iran. He said that approving new sanctions in the midst of the delicate diplomacy could scuttle the talks.

" It's the United States that will be blamed for the failure of international diplomacy," he warned.

The president was travelling to Kentucky Thursday after delaying his departure while awaiting word on the status of the talks from negotiators in Switzerland.

Obama said his administration would fully brief lawmakers on the agreement and he planned to speak to congressional leader later in the day. House Speaker John Boehner's office confirmed that the Republican leader has talked to the President Thursday.

The U.S- led diplomatic negotiations have also sparked concerns among allies in he Middle East who fear Iran could be left on the brink of a nuclear bomb. Isreal and several Arab nations also say the nuclear talkx ignore Iran's support for terrorism and destsbilizing activity in the region.

The president also spoke Thursday with Saudi Arabi's King Salman and Isreai Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been among the fiercest critics of the negotiations immediately release details of Obama's conversation with Netanyahu.

The White House also announced Obama was inviting the leaders of six Gulf nations -Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait - to Washington this spring to discuss the Iran negotiations and other matters.
                        
 SOURCE: CNN