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The administration keep claiming it wasn’t trying to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program.

A trio of Obama administration officials will stand stalwart behind the Iranian nuclear deal despite deep concern on Capitol Hill that Iran will try to evade nuclear inspectors and use billions from sanctions relief to further destabilize the Middle East.

After private meetings in Jeddah on the Red Sea coast, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters that Salman and his defense minister “reiterated their support” for the deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program while expressing reservations about its enforcement.

Global inspectors can now press for visits to Iran’s military facilities, though access is not guaranteed.

Tuesday’s announcement is the latest in the White House’s all-hands-on-deck approach to pitching the nuclear deal with Iran, which awaits approval from a skeptical Congress.

In exchange for its co-operation, Iran will eventually be relieved of the punishing sanctions that the United Nations, the European Union, and the USA have imposed upon it for years. It’s not going to happen any time soon.

The majority of Americans support the new agreement between major world powers and Iran regarding its controversial nuclear program.

— REIMPOSING U.N. SANCTIONS: If one of the parties to the nuclear deal, like the United States, determines that Iran is not fulfilling its commitments, it can ask for a Security Council vote on a new resolution to continue the lifting of all U.N sanctions resolutions on Iran.

“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously”, announced New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully, who presided over the Security Council for the Iran meeting.

Iran and Germany were historically close trade partners but business dropped off as a result of the sanctions, declining to €2.4bn previous year from around €8bn in 2003-2004, according to German figures. Gabriel is heading a delegation of representatives from German companies.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warned Sunday that Iran will “cheat” on the nuclear agreement with the Obama administration and other power and could develop a nuclear weapon within a decade.

The August contract expires on Tuesday.

Under the newly-struck accord, the economic sanctions that have crippled Tehran’s economy will gradually be lifted after it shrinks its nuclear infrastructure and accepts extensive surveillance at enrichment sites. Obama called congressional leaders Monday night to alert...

Khamenei said Iran’s direct talks with Washington were limited to the nuclear issue and that there can’t be any dialogue or deal with the US over other issues.

Mr Netanyahu reiterated his objections to the deal, saying that it would allow Tehran eventually to obtain nuclear weapons whether by abiding by the agreement or “by cheating and overcoming a porous inspection mechanism”.