President Obama on Friday promised he would not make a bad deal with Iran in part because he wouldn’t want to bear the shame.
“This deal will have my name on it,” Obama said, “so nobody has a bigger personal stake in making sure that it delivers on its promise.
“I want a good deal,” he said, adding he will only agree to terms that would block all of Iran’s paths to nuclear weapons capability and secure it with rigorous inspections revealing any violations of the agreement.
Despite his optimism over the prospects for talks, Obama said that he isn’t guaranteeing a deal will be reached and that he keeps “all options” open for deterring Iran from building a nuclear weapon – a veiled reference to the possibility of airstrikes.
Any success in the nuclear talks will not erase U.S. concerns about other Iranian activity, especially its support for terrorism, moves to de-stabilize the region and threats against Israel.
President supports a two-state solution, for two people living side-by-side in peace and security, “precisely because I care so much about the state of Israel,” he said.
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