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Washington - 1 April 2016
1. US President Barack Obama and other leaders sit at table.
2. SOUNDBITE (English): US President Barack Obama:
"Our work together is a key part of the comprehensive agenda that I outlined in Prague seven years ago, stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and seeking the long term vision of a world without them. That included strengthening the global regime that prevents the spread of nuclear weapons and one of the greatest tests of that regime was Iran's nuclear program. After nearly two years of intensive negotiations backed by strong sanctions, the countries represented in this room achieved what decades of animosity and rhetoric did not. A long term deal that closes off every possible path to building a nuclear weapon and subjects Iran the most comprehensive nuclear inspection ever negotiated. And thanks to this deal we have seen real progress. Already Iran has dismantled two-thirds of it's installed centrifuges. Iran has shipped 98% of its enriched uranium stockpile out of Iran. Iran has removed the Iraq reactor core and filled it with concrete. If Iran were to cheat the breakout time to build a nuclear weapon has gone from two to three months to about a year. In January the IAEA verified that Iran had fulfilled key commitments of the deal."
3. Closer shot of Obama speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (English): US President Barack Obama:
"I think it's important to note that this deal does not resolve all of our differences with Iran including destabilizing activities in the region except for limited exceptions the US trade embargo on Iran remains in place. We also continue to vigorously enforce sanctions pertaining to Iran's support for terrorism, human rights abuses and ballistic missile programs. That's US policy. But what this group that doesn't agree on all aspects of policy does agree on is that this deal has achieved a substantial success and focused on the dangers of nuclear proliferation in an effective way."
5. Closer shot of Obama speaking
6. SOUNDBITE (English): US President Barack Obama:
"Even as we continue to face nuclear threats around the world which is the topic of this summit, this deal does remind us that when the international community stands as one, we can advance our common security.
7. Wide of end of meeting (continued from previous shot)s
STORYLINE:
President Barack Obama says the nuclear deal with Iran has achieved a "substantial success."
Obama is meeting on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit with other members of the U.N. Security Council that negotiated the Iran deal along with the U.S. He says as a result of the deal, the world has seen "real progress."
Obama says Iran already is beginning to see benefits from the deal. But he says it will take time for Iran to reintegrate into the world economy.
The leaders are using the meeting to review progress in implementing the Iran deal. Obama says it's a reminder that when the global community stands together, it can promote common security. He says he hopes successful diplomacy like the Iran deal can be copied in the future.
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