WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JCPOA

“The nuclear deal advances western interests. It is a historic step forward for the U.S.and Europe.”– Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under George W. Bush,Ambassador Nicholas BurnsA group of former diplomats sent a letter to Congress urging members of both chambersnot to reject the agreement: “[The deal] does meet all of the key goals required for highconfidence that, should Iran violate it and move toward building a nuclear weapon, theinternational intelligence community and the [International Atomic Energy Agency]will discover Iran’s actions early and in sufficient time for strong countermeasures to betaken to stop Iran’s activities.”– Signatories include five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel: James Cunningham, William Harrop,Edward S. Walker Jr., Thomas Pickering, and Daniel KurtzerReligious Leaders“I welcome the momentous agreement just reached between the United States and itsP5+1 partners with Iran. This significant achievement aims to curb Iran’s developmentof nuclear weapons while allowing them to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.More importantly, this agreement signals progress in global nuclear non-proliferation.”– Bishop Oscar Cantu, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops“This patience indicated an enormous desire to find the right answers and, in so doing,to have an important and historic impact, not only on the Middle East, but in a largersense on the direction of the modern world.”– Cardinal Theodore McCarrick