arak. a-r-a-k. today, they agreed to take their arak reactor apart so it won't make weapons grade plutonium anymore. this is from the fact sheet they put out today. they have agreed to redesign and rebuild a heavy water reactor to it will not produce plutonium. that core will be destroyed or removed from the country. wow. so if iran does all of these things, they can, yes, still look up how to build an atomic weapon basically at the library. but all of us can do that. the idea is that they will not be able to get nuclear material to put in such a bomb. they will not be able to get uranium or plutonium, so therefore, they're basically aiming at what that trucker was able to do but nothing beyond it. this is not a done deal. it is not signed. it is an agreement to try to work from here toward assigned deal by the end of june. the republican reaction to the announcement of this framework and the president's remarks about it today is exactly what you would expect. six years into the presidency, we know

no arak reactor to worry about. the plutonium path has been completely put up. >> let me interrupt you, joe. when they say that that should be rebuilt and reconfigured so that it doesn't produce large amounts of weapons grade plutonium, you're saying that you can't necessarily make it stop producing plutonium as long as it exists, they just have to make it produce that less efficiently and take it away the plutonium once it's made. >> exactly. every reactor core produces some plutonium in the fuel rods. the original design they would have been producing about eight kilograms, enough for about two bombs a year. completely reconfigure the core. less than one kilogram, not enough for a nuclear bomb. >> in terms of the objections raised by the israelis you mentioned that arak reactor. one of the things i know they have talked about is one of the facilities being basically unbombable. an underground facility that has been an enrichment facility. people were concerned that you couldn't enforce anything against it because

we have agreed that iran will ship all of its spent fuel from the arak reactor out of the country foreactor's lifetime. and iran has agreed to refrain from building any additional heavy-water reactors for the next 15 years at least -- "at least" means still open for beyond that period in the course of the next three months. and we have agreed that iran will face regular and comprehensive inspections, which is the best possible way to detect any attempt to covertly produce a weapon. not only will inspectors have regular access to all of iran's declared facilities indefinitely, but they will also be able to monitor the facilities that produce the centrifuges themselves and the uranium that supports the nuclear program. and they will be able to do that for at least 20 years. this critical step will help to guard against diversion of those materials to any clandestine location or plant. in addition, iran has agreed to allow iaea to investigate any suspicious site or any allegations of covert nuclear activities anywhere. so these are just a few of the key -- and i mean a few -- of the key

we have also agreed that iran will redesigned and rebuild its heavy water reactor at arak so it will no longer produce any weapons-grade plutonium. and the united states will be able to sign off certify, the rector's final redesign -- the reactor final redesign. it will be transformed into a reactor supporting only peaceful nuclear research and nuclear medicine. and as you heard earlier, -- will be taken out and destroyed. we have agreed that iran will shift all its spent fuel from the iraarak reactor out of the country for the reactor's lifetime, and iran has agreed to refrain from building any additional heavy water reactors the next 15 years, at least. at least means still or be on that period in the next three months. we have agreed that iran will face regular and comprehensive inspections, which is the best possible way to detect any attempt to covertly produce a weapon. not only will inspectors have regular access to all of iran's declared facilities indefinitely, but they will also be able to monitor facilities that produce the centrifuges themselves and uranium that supports

i guess the one exception is the plutonium facility, arak will be dismantled. >> it's basically being redone. >> but it will be a research reactor instead of a plutonium reactor. >> for all the pages of detail they listed in the parameters, the sanctions piece is very unclear. the iranians said their negotiators said we expect the sanctions to be lifted when the final agreement is signed. >> immediately. immediately. >> in june. the obama administration has always insisted that that was not going to happen unless iran was in compliance. but once the sanctions begin to break apart in western commercial interests go in there -- >> yeah, the president said that the sanctions will be phased out. i think he's being slippery there. the toughest sanctions those are the ones -- they'll go as the iranians suggest immediately. >> let's recall, paul, this is still an outline of an agreement details to be worked out presumably by the end of june. with any of these agreements you know, the proper -- the devil is in the details does apply. here the question is what the iranian method of cheating an

at the arak facility, the reactor creating weapons-grade plutonium will be redesigned to halt that activity. in return, and after verification, united nations european union and u.s. sanctions will be lifted. that sets the stage for iran and six world powers-- the u.s. france, germany, united kingdom, china and russia-- to negotiate the text of a final accord. >> we have stopped a cycle not in the interest of anybody. >> woodruff: iran's foreign minister javad zarif called it a win-win, showing iran is dedicated to peace without giving up its right to nuclear activity. >> none of those measures include closing any facilities. we will continue enriching and r&d, heavy water reactor will be modernized. >> woodruff: at the same time he noted the fragile state of newly-re-opened u.s.-iran diplomacy. >> but we have serious differences with the united states. we have built mutual mistrust in the past. so what i hope is that through courageous implementation of this some of that mistrust could be remedied but that is for us all to wait and see. >> woodruff: and back in washington... >> it is a goo

they refer to completely destroying the core of the reactor at the arak facility.ing continuous surveillance and conducting that on uranium mills for 25 years. that's long-term surveillance if i've ever heard of it. the regular access of the iaea as you talk about. they refer to another facility and takeing two-thirds of the centrifuges and infrastructure and removing it presumably out of the country. all of this those details add up to something that's not a deal ambassador, but is more than a broad understanding. it seems to be the outlines of how to contain their nuclear potential. >> indeed. that's why, ari, i'm urging all our viewers to not rush to judgment here. there's far more meat on the bones than anyone expected. but also as you mentioned those lists of nuclear facilities, let's also remind you that there are other facilities that were secret. there was to reference, for example, to parchan. it's not a nuclear facility but it's been identified by the iaea as the emporium for iran's nuclear missile technology and bomb making development. now, the iaea has

they had agreed to modify a heavy water reactor under construction at a place called arak, which couldroduce plutonium. they have agreed not to do uranium at fordham -- fordo, and underground program. they are trying to give confidence that iran is not trying to sneak out or find a covert halfway to a bomb. overall this is a good package. we are in the endgame now. the final deadline is june 30 here it the iranians have not wanted to have a two-stage process. they want to have one agreement which will be announced at one time. it is an analogy to the iran iraq war in the 90's. the leader of the revolution said he would accept a cease-fire that left hussein in place, but he compared it to drinking poison. the current supreme leader of iran wants to drink the poison in one go. we also have a fight in what kind of statement will come out at this round of talks, how specific will it be. the united states wants a more specific statement because they don't have to just worry about the other negotiating partners they have to worry about the u.s. congress, which is reading heavily down preside

from 10000 kilos to 300 kilos, and the other provisions in this and basically fundamentally changing arak and the plutonium operation and fundamental change in what's going on at for now me, these are significant concessions made by the other side -- fordow. given the status quo is a major step forward. i didn't come it all depends on verification. >> michael, let me go to you and put you on the spot. is this a deal as outlined in the state department fact sheet the least bad outcome? and if it isn't, what is required to make it in your view of the least bad outcome? and didn't want to ask you to comment briefly on what you have heard. >> some answer to the first one is no. i don't think it is the least bad outcome. i do worry that the deal as outlined in the u.s. fact sheet first of all it's not a deal. and are clearly unresolved issues so it's hard to evaluate that% because of those unresolved issues. i do think there are some big holes in what we have agreed to. and i think some of those are what secretary baker at one. i think it's critical, for example, that those questions we called

arak will be redesigned in such a way that weapons-grade uranium will not be produced. we will agree to the actual protocol and provision 3.1 that requires early notification on nuclear facilities. there will be corporation regarding nuclear safety and security. he said all that. then he said the e.u. would terminate sanctions and u.n. sanctions and u.s. sanctions will also be lifted. a new resolution by the u.n. security council will be issued and the previous resolutions regarding iran will be null and void. he also said that this is a great achievement for the u.s. government as well. he said -- sorry, was a press tv analyst said that. noting for the first time the u.s. did not listen to israel. i thought that was interesting. ok. you know, these were the main points. he did say that in fordow the centrifuges would continue to work, but we would use it for isotopes or other things. he called it a win-win. he told the iranian people. he said a great deal of what was in the white house fact sheet even if it was not put out in black and white. mr. kupchan: i feel like d

ballistic missile restrictions on iran and the precise timing of and mechanism for the conversion of the arak reactor and fordow site. and of course, once we're able to finalize a comprehensive deal, the process of implementation then remains in front of us as well. but that's a good challenge to have, frankly. throughout this negotiation, we have made a diligent effort to consult with our allies, our partners, including israel and the gulf states, and we have vigorously reaffirmed our enduring commitment to their security. no one should mistake that. >> the atlantic council hosted a discussion analyzing the iran nuclear framework deal. john bloomberg will be among the panelists. you can see it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> coming up, the u.k. in elections debate between the seven party leaders. in remarks by the peace corps director on increased safety measures for volunteers. later the discussion of the potential emergency response to a biohazardous threat. >> this weekend, the c-span cities to her has partnered with coxe communications to learn about tulsa, oklahoma. >> he was mu

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plutonium creator at arak.thousands of centrifuges for a country that doesn't need a single centrifuge if their purpose is peaceful energy, they can buy enriched uranium they don't need the centrifuges but it's already been conceded they'll have thousands. none of this, by the way is going to be destroyed. anything that's deactivated gets locked away but it's still there. and frankly i'm worried about the next round of concession. if you listened as i have to the way the administration has described the framework of this agreement, and then you listen to how the iranians have described it, there are some huge divergencies here. for instance, with respect to the sanctions the administration has said the sanctions would be lifted gradually only as and when the iranians comply with the terms of the agreement. the iranians have said absolutely not the sanctions get lifted immediately upon execution of the agreement. and with inspections the essential part of the enforcement mechanic mechanism the administration has