The American Iranian Council welcomes the momentous breakthrough on the nuclear issue that took place in the early morning of Sunday, November 2013 in Geneva. The Council congratulates the negotiating parties for producing an agreement, particularly Presidents Obama and Rouhani as well as Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Zarif. After ten years of intermittent negotiations, the P5+1 and Iran have finally agreed to the first step in a phased resolution to the Iranian nuclear file. This first step will last for six months during which the parties will implement the specific commitments that they have made.