EUROPEAN HEADLINES
FT – Iran comes in from the cold with deal to end 12-year nuclear stand-off. Obama says accord averts Mideast arms race. Rouhani hails the “end of injustice.”
WSJE – Powers reach nuclear deal with Iran. Iran reached a landmark nuclear agreement with the US and five other world powers, a long-sought foreign policy goal of President Barack Obama that sets the White House on course for months of political strife with dissenters in Congress and in allied Middle Eastern nations.
INYT – Obama vows to defend Iran deal. “Verifications” will be basis for judging nuclear curbs.
BALTIC STATES
Baltic Times – Grybauskaite: Immigrant distribution will not solve human trafficking in North Africa. The Lithuanian PM said without additional measures, she believes the European Commission’s proposal of issuing quotas of refugees affected by the crisis to European Union member states could increase the amount of human trafficking from North Africa.
FRANCE
Le Monde – Historic agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme. Iran and the West reached on Tuesday 14 July in Vienna an agreement on the country’s nuclear programme.
Les Echos – Iran: the deal with the West that changes everything. Teheran agrees to freeze its nuclear programme for the next ten years. In exchange, Iran will be authorized to export oil and welcome foreign investors.
GERMANY
Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ) – Relief after nuclear deal with Iran. Israel and American Republicans criticise it; Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier believes the agreement may serve as a model for other conflicts.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung – The West celebrates the agreement with Iran. The historic agreement is intended to prevent Teheran from building nuclear bombs in exchange for eased sanctions: “the agreement makes the world safer,” says Obama.
ITALY
La Repubblica – Iran: the nuclear peace. After 10 years of negotiations, Iran and the West finally reached an agreement. Teheran committed to renounce nuclear weapons.
Il Sole 24 Ore – Iran nuclear deal: an end to economic sanctions. The so-called “5+1” powers finally came to an agreement concerning Iran’s nuclear programme. Israel was quick to mention that “the world is now a more dangerous place”.
MALTA
The Times of Malta – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is battling to win lawmakers’ approval today for a bailout deal to keep Greece in the euro and avoid bankruptcy, as the IMF pressures Greece’s creditors to provide massive debt relief for its crippled economy.
NETHERLANDS
De Telegraaf – Dutch foreign minister asks Israel’s PM to restart peace talks. Bert Koenders has asked Israel’s prime minister to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.
POLAND
Gazeta – Angry at Kukiz. Two pillars of Paweł Kukiz’s presidential campaign, the “Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy” and “Ruch na rzecz JOW” groups, put an end to their cooperation with the musician and plan to run separately in autumn parliamentary elections.
SPAIN
El Pais – The word welcomes a new nuclear-free Iran. Obama: “I will veto any legislation that could prevent this agreement from being implemented.” Rohani: “the deal’s success can break down the wall of distrust.
El Mundo – Rajoy to put Greek deal before Parliament. Spain should provide 10 billion euros over the third bail-out. The president does not rule out a programme of aid to Athens
UK
The Times – Fears of new arms race after Iran nuclear deal. US allies condemn Obama’s “stunning mistake.”
The Guardian – Tories launch biggest crackdown on trade union for 30 years. New rules on ballots, picketing and political levy.
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