DAILY SCOPE: N-Deal Changes Face of Region

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Lebanese newspapers on Wednesday reflected on different topics topped by the nuclear deal that saw light in Vienna on Tuesday. The dailies reflected on the opinion of Lebanese officials and politicians who seemed to be very optimistic and await the positive repercussions to this deal, which they think can resolve many of the unresolved issues in Lebanon and the region.

Deal to Change Face of the Region --- AS-SAFIR

According to As-Safir newspaper, the Head of the Free Patriotic movement General Michel Aoun said that the nuclear deal can have a serious impact on the Presidential impasse in Lebanon, stressing that at the same time, the rights of the Christians will remain reserved.

Meanwhile, the paper quoted the Head of the Marada Party, Suleiman Franjieh as saying that the historic deal will leave a positive impact on Lebanon and the region as a whole.

Western diplomatic sources, also according to the daily, believe that the "Israeli" lobby and Saudi Arabia can only make a lot of effort and pay tremendous sums of money to prevent the deal from passing through Congress.

Also, according to Western sources, conservatives in Iran might try to vote against passing the deal, even though the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has welcomed the deal and assured that Iran ‘has accomplished all its goals' and that the deal would open new horizons and a new phase of cooperation with the world after the removal of sanctions that had followed for years.

Foreign Ministers from Iran and major powers have signed on Tuesday the final agreement regarding the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic in a win-win deal for both sides.

The final meeting between both parties was held in the ritzy Palais Coburg Hotel in the Austrian capital of Vienna, ahead of an expected formal announcement of a deal which will see Tehran scale down its nuclear activities in exchange for relief from sanctions.
The agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA], will, according to Iranian officials, be presented to the United Nations Security Council [UNSC], which will adopt a resolution in seven to 10 days making the JCPOA an official document.

Based on the agreement, which has been concluded with due regard for Iran's red lines, the world powers recognize Iran's civilian nuclear program, including the country's right to the complete nuclear cycle.

Political Map Not the Same after Deal --- AN-NAHAR

"The international political map starting today has changed and will never be the same, the map of the region including the Middle East extending to the Persian Gulf will not be the same as that which took form since the Islamic Revolution in 1979," read An-Nahar daily on Wednesday.

According to the daily, US diplomatic sources that followed on the entire process of negotiations told An-Nahar newspaper that the deal is a real new beginning to relations between Iran and the United States, which will have direct repercussions on the different issues in the region.

Sources also explained that the deal between Iran and the US will not be limited only to the nuclear dossier, but rather will extend to include other common interests in the region.

Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rouhani said the new nuclear deal will open "new horizons" now that "this unnecessary crisis" has been resolved.
In a message on his Twitter account, Sheikh Rouhani said the successful talks showed how "constructive engagement works."

There can now be "a focus on shared challenges", he added, referring to the takfiri groups that constituted a threat across the world.

Lebanon to Benefit First from the Deal: Berri --- AL-BINAA

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri told al-Binaa newspaper that Lebanon will be the first to benefit from the historic deal. The paper quoted him as saying that "he has high hopes on the deal, and considers it as an important step that reflects positively on all the dossiers and issues related to the region."

Furthermore, Berri noted that "Lebanon will be the first to benefit from the deal, considering that solving the Lebanese crisis is easier that the other crises in Yemen, Iraq and Syria." He also stressed that "the deal is not like any past deals, but we have to give it some time to see the results."

On a related note, Iran's ambassador to Lebanon told the Lebanese daily that "Iran has, through signing the nuclear deal, proven to the entire world that threats and sanctions are not the right way to solve a conflict."

After 18 days of marathon talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers - the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany - reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA], which will put limits on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

The 159-page conclusion will be presented to the Security Council, which will adopt a resolution in seven to 10 days making the JCPOA an official document.

Source: Al-Ahed News, Edited by website team