DAILY SCOPE : Nuclear Deal Executive Phase as Tricky as Talks

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AS-SAFIR

Nuclear Deal: Cynical ‘Conditions' on Sanctions, Military Inspection

AN-NAHAR

Iran under Threat for 15 Years!

Saudi Arabia Warns Tehran from ‘Adventures' in the Region

AL-AKHBAR

Obama to "Israel": Together Against Hizbullah

Lebanese newspapers on Friday focused once again on the Iranian nuclear deal and its repercussions, the political ones in particular and its impact on the different issues and hot topics of the Arab world.

As-Safir newspaper said that ‘it seems that the complications and hurdles of the executive phase related to the nuclear deal are no less than those of the talks phase, hence questions remain on what political repercussions will the ‘nuclear peace' bring to the Arab world.'

One of the most alarming issues that indicate the complications of the executive phase is the letter sent to the UN saying that Iran will remain under the threat of renewed international sanctions for 15 years.

According to a letter to the UN from the six countries that reached the accord with Tehran curtailing its nuclear program, the 10-year agreement struck in Vienna this week calls for a lifting of the sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy in exchange for measures to ensure Iran does not build nuclear weapons. But the historic accord also features a "snapback" mechanism to restore the sanctions almost immediately if Iran does not live up to its commitments.

An-Nahar newspaper for its part wrote that ‘the world powers that signed on nuclear deal with Iran tried to pacify those who are worried from the repercussions and outcome of the deal concluded in Vienna, while US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir right after returning from the Vienna talks, through which they launched a campaign that aims at building skepticism on the deal inside and outside the US.'

Meanwhile, in Tehran, the paper said that conservatives did not waste their time to attack the nuclear deal. The paper further quoted Iranian newspaper Resalat's journalist Mohammad Kazem Anbar Loy as saying that "there are major differences between the Iranian fact-sheet on the deal that was issued by the Iranian foreign ministry and the facts mentioned by the American Secretary of State in his statements... the fact-sheet of the opposite side shows that all Iranian red lines have gone un-respected, and words used in the text contains a lot of words that might hold more than one meaning."

Moreover, An-Nahar shed light on the nervous confrontation that was caught on camera between "Israeli" PM Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond on the Iranian nuclear deal.

According to sources, the joint press conference held by "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the opening of their meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon turned into a confrontation in front of the cameras regarding the nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers.

"Israel" wants a permanent state of standoff, and I don't believe that's in the interests of the region. I don't believe it's in our interest," Hammond said.

Al-Binaa newspaper on a similar note said that the Iranian deal, or what has been called ‘Iranium' created a dynamic interaction and quick reaction between the US and "Israel" in terms of American protection to the Zionist entity from any looming threats, especially in light of the ongoing Iranian support to the resistance forces in the region.

Meanwhile, the paper also said that Benjamin Netanyahu described the Western détente towards Iran as an existential threat, considering any cooperation between these countries and Iran as the most serious threat to "Israel" since its creation.

On the other hand, the paper noted that at the time Netanyahu expresses fears and concerns on the nuclear deal, Iran sees a diplomatic and political race where Foreign ministers of France and Germany rush after the holidays to Tehran, where they are expected to discuss bilateral relations and economic chances and opportunities.

Source: Al-Ahed News, Edited by website team