International reaction to the 2015 Vienna pact on Iran's nuclear program
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; , acronym: BARJAM), known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached in Vienna on 14 July 2015 between Iran, the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States—plus Germany), and the European Union. The nuclear deal received a mixed international reaction, with many countries expressing praise or hope it could achieve the denuclearization of Iran. Some of Iran's neighbouring countries and U.S. lawmakers expressed skepticism about the agreement, seeing it as critically flawed.
Reactions to the Plan.
Political and diplomatic reactions.
There was a significant worldwide response following the announcement of the agreement; more than 90 countries endorsed the agreement, as did many international organizations.
Expert reactions.
Following the unveiling of the agreement, "a general consensus quickly emerged" among nuclear experts and watchdogs that the agreement "is as close to a best-case situation as reality would allow". In August 2015, 75 arms control and nuclear nonproliferation experts signed a statement endorsing the deal as "a net-plus for international nuclear nonproliferation efforts" that exceeds the historical standards for arms control agreements. The "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" invited top international security experts to comment on the final agreement.
In popular culture.
The American TV series "Madam Secretary" built a whole season around the negotiations. Five years before the deal, in "24"'s season 8, the negotiations between the United States leaders and "President Hassan" of "Islamic republic of Kamistan" to abandon his nuclear technology programme was shown, which drew comparison to the US-Iran dispute. However the deal was contrarily to "Homeland"'s season 3 plot that "fueled nuclear paranoia" against Iran.
After the deal, a joke began circulating in Iran that the name of city of Arak would change to "Barack" in honor of Obama, and that in return, the United States would change the name of Manhattan borough to "Mash Hassan" () which is a very casual way of referring to Rouhani.
Javad Zarif's efforts in the negotiations drew comparisons to mythological Arash the Archer, and two former Prime Ministers: Mohammad Mosaddegh, who led the withdrawal of foreigners and nationalization of the Iranian oil industry and was overthrown by American–British coup d'état, because both fought foreigners for Iran's rights; and Amir Kabir, because both faced domestic hostility through their way to gain more interest for the nation.
Public opinion surveys.
United States (nationwide).
Public polling on the issue has yielded varied and sometimes contradictory results, depending on the question wording, whether the poll explains the provisions of the agreement, and whether an "undecided" option is offered. Polls have consistently shown polarization by party affiliation, with majorities of self-identified Democrats supporting the agreement and majorities of self-identified Republicans opposing it.
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