article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The United States and CNN)The United States negotiating partners reached a very strong framework agreement with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday that limits Iran's nuclear program in such a way as to effectively block Iran's nuclear program from building a nuclear weapon.
article_snippet.sent: Rather, the objective has always been to structure an agreement or series of agreements so that Iran could not covertly develop a nuclear arsenal before the United States and Iran allies could respond.
article_snippet.sent: the new framework would reduce Iran's low-enriched uranium stockpile, cut by two-thirds Iran number of installed centrifuges and implement a rigorous inspection regime.
article_snippet.sent: Another dubious assumption of opponents is that the Iranian nuclear program is a covert weapons program.
article_snippet.sent: Despite sharp accusations by some in the United States and its allies, Iran denies having such a program, and U.S. intelligence contends that Iran has not yet made the decision to build a nuclear weapon.
article_snippet.sent: Iran's continued cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency inspections is further evidence on this point, and we'll know even more about Iran's program in the coming months and years because of the deal.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, the inspections provisions that are part of this agreement are designed to protect against any covert action by the Iranians.
article_snippet.sent: Some of the restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities, such as uranium enrichment, will be eased or eliminated over time, as long as 15 years.
article_snippet.sent: Thus, going forward, if Iran decides to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, monitors will be able to detect such a move in a matter of days and alert the U.N. Security Council.
article_snippet.sent: The restrictions and obligations in the agreement reached by the P5+1 will be imposed almost exclusively on Iran.
article_snippet.sent: Finally some insist that any agreement must address Iranian missile programs, human rights violations or support for Hamas or Hezbollah.  
highlights_snippet.sent: Iran framework agreement on nukes is strong, but opponents will cast doubts on this and try to obscure this facts .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Richard Klass says the deal would cut uranium stockpile, centrifuges, implement rigorous inspections; the deal should be judged on merits, not disinformation .