IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

The broader Jewish community in the U.S. remains split over an accord with Tehran, but American Jews from Iran overwhelmingly oppose it.

The Jewish leaders sign an open letter seeking to counter the notion that the Jewish establishment largely opposes the accord.

The Rev. Al Sharpton called on black churches Saturday to support the Iran deal as Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, thought to be a supporter, announced he will oppose it.

The Iranian government, which has until Oct. 15 to allow international inspectors access to the suspected nuclear site, dismissed an American think tank's claim as "baseless."

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is expected to break with his party and oppose the controversial Iran nuclear deal, the Huffington Post reported exclusively Thursday night.

"If the West and Iran come to a complete understanding and agreement on this issue, sanctions would be the first to be lifted," the editor of Iran Press newspaper said Wednedsay.

President Barack Obama defended the importance of the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday and attempted to counter intense criticism from opponents in the Republican-controlled Congress.

The accord with Tehran is the only "viable solution" to the Iranian nuclear issue, the U.S. secretary of state tells the Foreign Relations Committee.

Thousand stormed New York's Times Square Wednesday to protest the Iran nuclear deal. Forty-eight percent of U.S. respondents to a Pew poll say they disapprove of the accord.

Following last week's landmark agreement, China -- long an advocate for the Islamic nation -- will build two of its four planned nuclear plants.

John Kerry's statement follows concerns among local allies about Tehran's interference in conflicts in the Arab world.

"I find it completely normal that after this historic deal was signed, France and Iran should restart normal relations," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

After the U.S. and six other world powers signed the nuclear deal with Iran, the Syrian regime is celebrating the changing world order.

Renault, Peugeot and Volkswagen have the most to gain when the Middle East’s largest auto market reopens to the West.

Bandar Bin Sultan, a former Saudi spy chief, said that the deal provides further support to Iran, which is "a major player in the destabilization of the region."

Key changes after the lifting of sanctions would not occur in the pharma industry but in the Iranian banks that serve it.

"This deal is not contingent with Iran changing its behavior, or Iran suddenly acting like a liberal democracy."

The Iran deal will theoretically stall Tehran's plans to develop nuclear weapons, but it will do nothing to prevent the build up of weapons in the region.

In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a landmark nuclear deal with North Korea. By 2002, George W. Bush had undone it.

The nuclear deal with Iran will boost Tehran's economy, and its proxies in the region will likely reap the rewards.

In a statement released Tuesday, an Egyptian spokesman was hopeful about Tuesday's nuclear deal with Iran.