Iranian President Says Nuclear Deal a ‘Non-Committal Agreement’ August 29th, 2015

Iran has given U.S. Congressmen all the reason they should need  to oppose the nuclear deal : US approval would legally blind the United States to  the stated obligations of the United States without imposing any legal requirement on the Iranians for compliance with any of the “agreed-upon” provisions.  By saying that the Iranian parliament should not make it a legal obligation for the Islamic Republic,  Iranian president Rouhani has made it clear that Iran does not regard compliance with any “agreed-upon” provision as being legally required

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told a news conference Saturday that the deal is only a political understanding, and he urged parliament not to vote on it so that it does not become a legal obligation.

Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Saturday:

President Hassan Rouhani underlined that Joint Comprehensive of Action (JCPOA) does not need the Majlis (Iranian parliament) approval for its implementation.

'Under the Iranian Constitution, a treaty has to be submitted for approval or disapproval to the Parliament if it has been signed by the president or a representative of his,' President Rouhani said, addressing a press conference in Tehran on Saturday.

'That is not the case about the Iran-Group 5+1 nuclear agreement or the JCPOA,' the Iranian president added.

Rouhani emphasized that parliamentary approval of the JCPOA would mean that he has to sign it, "an extra legal commitment that the administration has already avoided," according to IRNA.

The Associated Press added that Rouhani said:

Why should we place an unnecessary legal restriction on the Iranian people?

If the agreement is approved, the United States will be obligated to honor it unless it can catch Iran cheating, a process that could involved months or even a year.

On the other side of the ocean, Rouhani has made it clear that the deal has no legal standing in Iran.