Rouhani lashes out at ‘illiterate’ critics of nuke deal

At a meeting today with the presidents of Iran’s universities, Rouhani said “illiterate” critics of the Geneva nuclear deal speak, al-Monitor reported.
In an unusually tense and harsh tone, Rouhani said, “Of course they can speak; it is not a problem. They can criticize; it is not a problem. Why is it that a number of illiterates speak up [while] our university professors and our university elite speak privately? Why don’t they enter the scene?”
Most hard-liners have not opposed the nuclear deal in principle, but have expressed concerns that Iran has given away too many concessions too early in the interim agreement and would be forced to give up more concessions in the final deal.
The strongest opposition to the nuclear deal has come from media outlets politically aligned with Ahmadinejad. They are particularly upset that Iranian negotiators have not released the details of the implementation of the Geneva deal.