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Critics: Iran Deal a 'Step in Dangerous Direction'

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After eight days of negotiations, President Barack Obama says a framework nuclear agreement has been reached between Iran and the six world powers.

Residents in Tehran took to the streets Thursday in celebration of the deal.

But in the United States and in Israel, leaders are sending warnings about the danger the agreement with Iran poses.

"This deal is a step in a very, very dangerous direction," Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman Mark Regev said. "It leaves Iran with an expansive nuclear infrastructure intact [Notes:and] doesn't even close down one Iranian nuclear facility -- not one."

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said, "This deal is going to threaten America's national security interest and is going to lead to a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region in the world."

A final deal is meant to cut significantly into Iran's bomb-capable technology while giving Tehran quick access to assets and markets blocked by international sanctions.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, however, insists "This is the safest, best way to make the world safer by reducing the ability of Iran to be able to have a nuclear weapon."

A final agreement must be reached by June 30.

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