When This Blows Over

powerful Islamic faction, and the framework for an
agreement was hammered out before Rouhani’s election.
The distinction is important because of the perception that
Rouhani was more favorably disposed toward American
interests and more trustworthy than the hardline faction
that holds ultimate power in Iran.
On Friday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest
disputed the notion that there was anything misleading
about the administration’s advocacy of the agreement.
“I haven’t seen anybody produce any evidence that that’s
the case,” he said at his daily briefing. “I recognize there
might be some people who are disappointed that they did
not succeed in killing the Iran deal. Maybe these
unfounded claims are the result of sour grapes. The truth
is, the administration, under the direction of the president,
engaged in an aggressive campaign to make a strong case
to the American people that the international agreement to
prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon enhanced
the national security of the United States.” House responds
to criticism of Iran deal's omotion
Rhodes, 38, said in the article that it was easy to shape a
favorable impression of the proposed agreement because
of the inexperience of many of those covering the issue.
“All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus,” he
said. “Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them
what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the
outlets are reporting on world events from Washington.