President Obama is hailing an international nuclear accord with Iran, saying that it will make the world a safer place.
Under the deal, he says the Iranians have agreed to stop developing a nuclear weapons program for at least the next 15 years, an in return international sanctions will slowly be lifted.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Obama predicted that the deal will serve America well, and put future Presidents in a stronger position to have a productive relationship with the broader Middle East.
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President Obama urged members of Congress to support the agreement, and said it had only occurred because of his willingness to abandon decades of ideological hostility towards Tehran.
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President Obama offered a simple explanation for his decision to back the agreement.
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President Obama challenged skeptical Republicans in Congress and on America's Presidential campaign trail to support the agreement.
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