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By Matthew Russell Lee

UNITED NATIONS, November 24 -- Hours after the Iran deal was announced in Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry still told CBS that though Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif "said that they have a right to enrich," that is "not accurate." Transcript here.

  Earlier in the night, or morning, Zarif had said Iran would continue to enrich and any claim to the contrary was "ballyhoo" -- notably, an Irish word.

  Now, the "Joint Plan of Action" as uploaded by Iran's FARS says "Iran announces that it will not enrich uranium" over a certain percentage "for the duration of the 6 months."

 It also provides in a footnote that "Consistent with its plans, Iran's centrifuge production during the 6 months will be dedicated to replace damaged machines."

On a thrice-delayed White House background call, two self-described senior administration official emphasized how little had been given to Iran: $6 to $7 billion, versus much larger harms still caused.

  Shortly after the deal was announced, AP as well as AI Monitor came out with stories about William Burns long behind the scenes work on the deal. Some questioned the timing. Other asked, having "flooded the zone" in Geneva only to tweet photos of chicken dinners, where is Reuters on this story?

  Do Americans care so much about the value of harm which continues to impose on Iran? We'll see.

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