The good, the bad and the ugly of the Iran nuclear deal
November 25, 2013  Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in
Geneva for nuclear negotiations with Iran. (Jason Reed/AFP/Pool)
The United States and five other world powers signed an
agreement with Iran over its controversial nuclear program this
weekend, a significant step toward resolving this years-long
dispute. Iran says it wants to reduce international economic
sanctions and, for purposes of its own national dignity, retain
a right to a peaceful nuclear program. The U.S. and the five
other world powers want to restrict Iran's ability to ever make
a nuclear weapon. Some countries not at the talks -- Israel and
Arabian Peninsula states such as Saudi Arabia -- want this too,
although they think about it differently.  You can see right
away how these two sets of goals might be tough to balance. An
ideal agreement, from the view of the seven countries at the
negotiations, would allow Iran to have a peaceful program in a
way that completely reassures the