Iran’s Leaders Begin Tricky Task of Selling Nuclear Deal at Home

By THOMAS ERDBRINK

APRIL 3, 2015

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TEHRAN — As word made its way around the globe that an understanding had been reached with the United States and other powers to limit Iran’snuclear program, Iranians themselves greeted the news with optimism and skepticism on Friday.

While the political climate remained uncertain, the government was allowed to promote the deal at Friday Prayer, a sign that the plan was broadly supported by Iran’s establishment.

In a nationally televised speech on Friday, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, a moderate, praised the deal as a development that “benefits everybody.”