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During live breaking news coverage of President Obama announcing a nuclear arms agreement with Iran Tuesday morning, all three broadcast networks labeled the deal “historic” and cheered the development as a “major victory” for the commander in chief, who made the deal a “top diplomatic priority.”
On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie proclaimed: “As we come on the air the President is about to deliver a statement on this historic nuclear deal reached with Iran overnight....It could reshape the relationship between Iran and the rest of the world.” Moments later, White House correspondent Chris Jansing declared: “This is a major victory for him, there’s no doubt about that. It’s essentially an affirmation...”