Over the weekend, the United States, Iran and five other countries announced deal that could restrict Iran’s ability and efforts to make a nuclear weapon and lead to an easing of economic sanctions. For John Kerry, the deal has been years in the making. His efforts began before he became Secretary of State, and Iran and the U.S. have been holding secret meetings for months.

+ WaPo: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Iran nuclear deal.

+ The Guardian: Iran nuclear agreement Q&A.

+ Buzzfeed: Everything you need to know about the U.S.-Iran Nuclear deal.