Thomas M. Countryman: “This agreement is not a commercial contract. It does not provide for the sale of nuclear equipment or technology to…”

It would be grasped by supporters of a nuclear program in Iran and by hardliners in Iran to assert that we were an unreliable interlocutor.

I think our policies have not been thoughtful relative to how we deal with these nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.

This Agreement is an example of the strength of our bilateral relationship.

This would become an issue of extraordinary concern and division between ourselves and our P5+1 colleagues.