◼ In the interview, Araqchi referred to the side agreement using the English word “nonpaper,” a diplomatic term used for an informal side agreement that doesn’t have to be disclosed publicly. - LA Times
◼ OBAMA: 'Give peace a chance'... - Weekly Standard
◼ Iran's Rouhani casts nuke deal as win for Iran... - UT San Diego
President Hassan Rouhani has praised a landmark nuclear deal struck in Geneva as his country's victory, telling a home crowd it effectively means the "surrender" of Western powers to Iranian demands.
◼ ROUHANI: 'World Powers Surrendered to Iranian Nation's Will'... - Weekly Standard
Our relationship w/ the world is based on Iranian nation's interests. In #Geneva agreement world powers surrendered to Iranian nation's will
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) January 14, 2014
◼ A vocal bipartisan group of senators say that view is naïve when dealing with Tehran and the U.S. needs to do everything it can to keep to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon. - Washington Examiner
A bipartisan group of senators are continuing to vocally back an Iran sanctions bill despite President Obama's warnings that passing it would derail a six-month agreement with Iran to roll back parts of its nuclear program....
Support for the new measure has swelled since December, reaching 59 co-sponsors. Senate aides say a veto-proof majority — senators numbering well into the 70s — have pledged to support the bill if it comes to the Senate floor for a vote.
◼ America leads from behind as Iran spits in our eye on nuke deal - Washington Examiner