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President Obama Works to Sell His Iran Deal to the Public

Chuck Kennedy
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White House
President Barack Obama speaking to reporters during a news conference on December 19, 2014.
"I think this deal gives Iran a path to a nuclear arsenal."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

President Barack Obama has more to say about the Iran nuclear deal.

Obama held a news conference on Wednesday to continue selling the agreement that he contends will cut off all the pathways Iran currently has to develop a nuclear weapon.

Many Republicans and some Democratic lawmakers, and leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disagree with Obama's assessment of the deal. 

"I think this deal gives Iran a path to a nuclear arsenal, and I think it gives them hundreds of billions of dollars right away with which to pursue their aggression and terror against us and against the United States and the world," Netanyahu said on NPR's Morning Edition.

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy said this agreement is not intended to fix all of the problems within Iran, including the country's support of terrorism and violation of human rights.

"We shouldn't be signing onto this agreement because we think it's going to magically transform Iranian politics," Murphy told WNPR. "We should be signing onto this agreement because we believe that it's the best way to keep Iran from a nuclear weapon."

Watch President Obama's news conference below:

This report includes information from the Associated Press.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.