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With a framework deal to halt Tehran's nuclear program, Obama moved closer to the kind of staggering diplomatic breakthrough with the Islamic Republic that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

If the political agreement reached in Switzerland turns into a genuine pact honored by both sides, Obama will be entitled to a place in history as the leader who defused an intensely bitter estrangement with Iran.

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But he also took personal ownership of a fraught negotiating process full of false starts and deep divisions, one that hinges on the sides' ability to hammer out a host of devilish details by a June 30 final deadline in the face of vocal opposition from domestic and international critics.

If the deal falls apart, it will be hard to refute charges by critics that Obama's insistence on negotiating directly with U.S. enemies -- a tactic at the heart of his political philosophy -- is deeply naive and futile.

The risks of Obama's choice, and the challenge of resolving tough issues to get to a final agreement by July, were clear within minutes of news breaking that a deal was reached in Lausanne.

Obama quickly appeared in the White House Rose Garden, not for the victory lap that presidents often take in this picturesque spot, but to launch an impassioned defense of the contentious deal.

His sales pitch was concise: There is no other better way to prevent Iran from moving covertly to build a nuclear weapon.

"When you hear the inevitable critics of the deal sound off, ask them a simple question: Do you really think that this verifiable deal, if fully implemented, backed by the world's major powers, is a worse option than the risk of another war in the Middle East?" Obama said.

"Is it worse than doing what we've done for almost two decades with Iran moving forward with its nuclear program and without robust inspections?"

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President Obama said Thursday that the tentative agreement to contain Irans nuclear weapons program is a good deal, arguing that it is the best option for heading off another war in the Middle East or a nuclear arms race in the region.

In an afternoon announcement in the White House Rose Garden, Obama said the outlined agreement would cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon.

If this framework leads to a final, comprehensive deal, it will make our country, our allies, and our world safer, Obama said. This has been a long time coming.

The presidents remarks followed announcements by foreign ministers in Switzerland that the ongoingtalks had finally produced the key parameters of a long-sought deal to ease economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its ability to build a nuclear weapon. The breakthrough paves the way for three more months of discussions among Iran and six world powers, including the U.S., to work out the final agreement.

It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives, Obama said.

One part of the deal, international inspections that Obama called unprecedented in their intrusiveness, means Iran will have no way of hiding any nuclear activity that falls outside the parameters of the agreement, the president said.

If Iran cheats, the world will know it, he said. If we see something suspicious, we will inspect it.

The deal is, he said, our best option by far.

Further talks still depend to some degree on how lawmakers respond to the outline of the deal. In less than two weeks, Congress returns to Washington from a recess and plans to take up measures both to weigh in on the merits of the deal as well as to step up sanctions on Iran.

If lawmakers approve either piece of legislation and can cobble together a two-thirds majority to override a certain veto from Obama, they could upend the delicate talks.

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President Obama likes to remind people that he has run his last campaign, but he cant resist an occasional dig at the man he beat in 2012.

My opponent in that last election pledged that he could bring down the unemployment rate to 6 percent by 2016, Obama said on a recent trip to Cleveland, before delivering the punch line: Its 5.5 now.

Mitt Romney is almost entirely out of politics, but that didnt stop him from second-guessing the president just hours before Obamas prime-time address on the Islamic State last fall. Obamas foreign policy, he said on Fox News, had put us in a place of danger unlike anything we knew.

In the 21/2 years since the former rivals had lunch at the White House after Obamas reelection win, they have had no direct communication, and aides to both insist theyve moved on from a campaign that was notable for the level of hostility and personal attacks it provoked. But the residue of their antipathy remains apparent in their verbal shadowboxing and their determination to keep on keeping score.

On Friday, Obama will make his first appearance in Utah since taking office, speaking on the economy in Salt Lake City, not far from where Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, and his wife Ann built a retirement home in Holladay. Romney has deep ties to the area, as a member of the Mormon Church and as the former head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Obamas ties are not so deep. Utah is the 49th state he will have visited as president with just South Dakota remaining and there may be a good reason that he hasnt been in a hurry to get there: The deep-red Beehive State gave Romney his largest margin of victory over Obama in 2012, 73 percent to 25 percent.

Though Romney will be in the area on Friday, the White House did not invite him to attend the presidents event at Hill Air Force Base. Administration aides said the stop in Utah has nothing to do with Obamas former challenger.

But Obamas latest stop in a national tour to highlight differences with Republicans and more forcefully claim credit for the nations economic gains has nonetheless irritated former Romney aides.

I dont like refighting old wars ... but its also important to set the record straight, said Eric Fehrnstrom, Romneys campaign strategist, when asked about Obamas boasts about the falling unemployment rate. Mitt Romney said during the campaign that the economy goes through up-and-down cycles and that it would eventually come back as it always does. His criticism of President Obamas policies is they had unnecessarily prolonged the recession.

Fehrnstrom added that considering the high number of marginally attached workers still in the workforce this is not the time for self-satisfaction or victory laps.

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Obama said that the U.S. only had three real options in dealing with Iran: It could establish a deal with the country, it could bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, or it could withdraw from talks and trigger a renewed nuclear arms race.

"Should negotiations collapse because we the United States rejected what the majority of the world considers a fair deal...it's doubtful we can even keep our current international sanctions in place," the president said, challenging critics to consider if the deal is worse than the alternative options.

"A diplomatic solution is the best way to get this done, and offers a more comprehensive and lasting solution. It is our best option by far," he said, adding that the framework of inspections would increase the international community's insight into Iran's nuclear activity.

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Speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's public worries that a deal with Iran would not prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Obama emphasized that he believed diplomacy the best option. He added that he will be speaking with the Israeli leader later on Thursday to clarify American support for his country's security.

Obama said he also spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to the security of its allies in that region.

The president remarked that the deal with Iran was a global project, and warned that the U.S. would be at fault for international instability if Congress were to vote down the agreement.

"If Congress kills this deal not based on expert analysis and without offering any reasonable alternative, then it's the United States that will be blamed for the failure of diplomacy, international unity will collapse and the path to conflict will widen," Obama said.

House Speaker John Boehner, however, announced his opposition to the agreement after the president spoke.

"The president says negotiators have cleared the basic threshold needed to continue talks, but the parameters for a final deal represent an alarming departure from the White House's initial goals," he said in a news release. "My longtime concerns about the parameters of this potential agreement remain, but my immediate concern is the administration signaling it will provide near-term sanctions relief."

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