Burns: Implementation key to Iran nuclear deal
The first year of implementation of the Iran nuclear deal will be especially critical to ensuring its success and durability over the long haul, former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns tells Al-Monitor.
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Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who led the secret US diplomacy with Iran, told Al-Monitor that implementing the Iran nuclear deal the first year will be critical to ensuring its durability.
The parties “have got to establish a solid track record of implementation,” said Burns in an interview with Al-Monitor July 24.