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It took years of negotiation¹ and diplomacy² to bring about today's historic deal between Iran and world powers. Iran has agreed to curb³ its nuclear program in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions.

Now, the White House has to sell this deal to Congress and it could wind up being one of the biggest political fights of the Obama presidency⁴. Congress has 60 days to dissect⁵ the terms of the agreement.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, says that his initial thoughts on the deal aren't encouraging.

First, he tells us that Iran's history of breaking and ignoring agreements is troubling.

Additionally, Huizenga points out that Iran is viewed as the world's leader in state-sponsored terrorism.

"I'm afraid that this may very well spark a nuclear arms race within the Middle East," he says.

President Obama has said that no deal would mean no lasting⁶ nuclear restrictions⁷ on Iran, and that could encourage other nations in the region to pursue their own nuclear assets, but as far as Huizenga is concerned the deal presented by the White House doesn't pass the smell test.

"I just don't buy where the president is going with this, and there's just way too many pitfalls," he tells us. "We need to maintain that pressure rather than just turning it over wholesale⁸ and allowing, for example, arms to be imported."

Even as the two countries tentatively approach this deal, there are still American citizens being held captive by Iran.

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, has been fighting for the release of former Flint resident Amir Hekmati and other Americans. Hekmati has been held prisoner since 2011 when he was arrested under suspicion of being a spy.

But the release of Hekmati and others was not included in the nuclear deal. Kildee endorses⁹ this decision. While he has long been working toward their release, he doesn't want it to come at the cost of the U.S. giving into Iran's demands.

"We don't want to trade the freedom of an innocent American for a provision that makes the world a less safe place," Kildee says.

Instead, Kildee hopes the added spotlight¹⁰ on Iran will put pressure on them to release the individuals as a sign of their full intentions to adhere to the negotiated terms.

Kildee says the captives' freedom "doesn't require any negotiations¹¹, it doesn't require a counter-party, it doesn't really require much other than their willingness to release these individuals."

Until Hekmati and others are released, Kildee intends to continue to spread their story, saying he won't allow it to be lost in the discussion of the deal.

As for how he will vote, Kildee says he will be taking a closer look at the agreement "to determine whether, in its totality, it makes the world a safer place."

"We'll find out what exact details are in there to see where we can agree," Huizenga says. "I'm just afraid in the broad brushstrokes at this point it's headed in the wrong direction."

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 dissect   

v.分割；解剖

参考例句：

• In biology class we had to dissect a frog.上生物课时我们得解剖青蛙。
• Not everyone can dissect and digest the public information they receive.不是每个人都可以解析和消化他们得到的公共信息的。

6 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

9 endorses   

v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
• Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网

10 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

11 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。