--- title: Iran Deal: White House Launches Website, Twitter Page to Sell Deal description: Press Secretary Josh Earnest said officials will use the accounts to engage with the public about the deal and share information canonical: https://time.com/3966006/white-house-twitter-iran-deal/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-21T16:13:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T04:10:38.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: White House Launches Twitter Account to Sell Iran Deal og:description: Press Secretary Josh Earnest said officials will use the account to engage with the public og:url: https://time.com/3966006/white-house-twitter-iran-deal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb078ef4db6c8ecf7/69885bc7e53aba32664deb31/ap_738377793977.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3408 og:image:height: 1917 og:image:alt: Barack Obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: White House Launches Twitter Account to Sell Iran Deal twitter:description: Press Secretary Josh Earnest said officials will use the account to engage with the public twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb078ef4db6c8ecf7/69885bc7e53aba32664deb31/ap_738377793977.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:00 video:published: 2015-07-13 section: world topics: Iran nuclear talks, nuclear agreement, diplomatic negotiations, deadlines, international diplomacy, ending negotiations genre: news, news briefing tones: urgent, serious, firm emotions: tension (medium), determination (medium), anticipation (low) sentiment: neutral audience: general news audience, policy followers, international affairs readers, viewers following the Iran talks people: Obama content_suitability: politics [00:14-01:00] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # White House Launches Twitter Account to Sell Iran Deal > Sponsored content. 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Find out more by watching Know Right Now._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video reports on the Iran nuclear talks, with negotiators planning to announce an agreement. It includes a remark that the decision cannot be delayed indefinitely and that the process could be ended if tough decisions are not made. The clip is short and consists of a single spoken segment with background music. ## Key points - The agreement is described as not open ended, meaning the process has a limit. (00:22) - Obama reportedly made clear that the parties cannot wait forever for a decision. (00:22) - The speaker states that the decision must be made, acknowledging that waiting has limits. (00:31) - If the tough decisions are not made, the speaker says they are absolutely prepared to call an end to the process. (00:33) - The speaker indicates that the talks could be terminated if difficult decisions are not taken. (00:37) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:22] Opening and introduction of deadline. Music plays before the speaker says the matter is not open ended. - [00:22 to 01:00] Warning that the process could end. The speaker says time is limited and that the talks could be ended if tough decisions are not made. ## Key quotes - [00:22] interviewer: "This is not open ended, but as Obama made it very clear" - [00:26] interviewer: "you can't wait forever for the decision to be made." - [00:33] interviewer: "If the tough decisions don't get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this process." ## Questions this video answers - Is there a time limit on the Iran nuclear negotiations? [00:22] - What did Obama make clear about waiting for a decision? [00:26] - What happens if the tough decisions are not made? [00:33] - Are the negotiators prepared to end the process? [00:37] ## Content suitability - politics [00:14-01:00]: Discusses international nuclear negotiations and a possible end to talks. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:10 AM UTCPublished: Jul 21, 2015 4:13 PM UTC Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached an agreement. Find out more by watching Know Right Now. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:10 AM UTCPublished: Jul 21, 2015 4:13 PM UTC **Correction appended, July 21, 2015** The White House is ramping up its efforts to sell the nuclear deal with Iran to the American public, launching a [webpage](https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal) and a [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/TheIranDeal) focused on the pending agreement. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters en route to Pittsburgh on Tuesday that the digital tools would be used to “advocate for the recently announce agreement to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.” Administration officials will use the Twitter handle [@TheIranDeal](https://twitter.com/TheIranDeal), which had gathered 2,000 followers by early Tuesday afternoon, to “distribute facts” and “engage” with the public about the deal. The [webpage](https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal) will host fact sheets and infographics. Tuesday’s announcement is the latest in the White House’s all-hands-on-deck approach to pitching the nuclear deal with Iran, which awaits approval from a skeptical Congress. Administration officials immediately began their sales pitch once the historic deal was reached last week, sending Vice President Joe Biden to visit with Democrats on Capitol Hill and having the President host a press conference at which he sought to address concerns about the deal raised by members of Congress and allies in the region who are opposed to it. On Sunday, as Secretary of State John Kerry made his rounds on talk shows, President Obama took a handful of Congressional members golfing. **Correction:** The original version of this story misstated where White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was traveling to when he discussed the new Twitter account. He was en route to Pittsburgh. ## Transcript [00:14] [ MUSIC ] This [00:22] is not open ended, but as Obama made it very clear [00:26] to me last night, you can't wait forever for the decision [00:31] to be made. We know that. 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