Nuclear Deal May Lead to More Moderate Iran, Obama Says
The president continues his campaign to increase public support for the Iran accord.
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at American University's School of International Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.
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The nuclear agreement with Iran may help the U.S. and other countries focus on combating Islamic State and dealing with instability in other Middle Eastern countries, President Barack Obama said in two interviews released Monday.
As he campaigns to build public support for the deal reached by the U.S. and five other world powers with Iran, Obama maintained in interviews with Mic.com and National Public Radio that the accord eases the chances of a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic amid the battle with extremists in Iraq and Syria.