Obama, Kerry Appoint Iran Deal Coordinator

As time ran out for American lawmakers to halt the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, officials in Washington turned their attention to ensuring that Tehran lives up to its side of the bargain, AFP reported.

 

Senior administration officials said the “ball is in Iran’s court” as it seeks to convince the international community its nuclear program has been halted, just short of the threshold of producing an atomic weapon.

 

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry marked the change in focus by naming a senior diplomat, Stephen Mull, as coordinator of the U.S. effort to verify the implementation of the deal.

 

And, as the 60-day period which Congress had to study the deal expired without skeptical lawmakers having been able to derail it, Obama dropped in to the State Department to congratulate the team.

 

“It is vitally important that we now have the right team with the right leader in place to ensure the successful implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” Kerry said, announcing Mull’s appointment.

 

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