Why should we start believing the Iranians?

The operative word is trust, and there is no trusting the Iranians. After a framework agreement with Tehran was forged in Lausanne on Thursday, on the way to a permanent status deal scheduled for completion by the end of June -- even U.S. President Barack Obama admitted in his speech in Washington that he doesn't trust the Iranians. He said that before all else, the framework agreement must provide results. Iran came to Lausanne seeking a framework deal and having economic sanctions lifted -- not for the purpose of changing its behavior. This is something we cannot forget, not even for a moment.

Obama is clearly a good salesman, perhaps the best in the world today. Just like in Cairo in 2009, the American president delivered a very promising speech yesterday, too. The only problem is we remember what happened after that speech in Cairo. Obama also sounded convincing on Thursday. He's even convinced himself, actually likening himself to presidents like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Yesterday the Soviets, today Tehran. There is, however, one small problem with this story, and its name is the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The ayatollah regime is keeping the facilities at Fordo and Arak, which it built secretly and by deceiving the international community. Their objective was to enrich uranium and heavy water capable of producing plutonium. You don't need to be a nuclear expert to know that plutonium production has only one purpose -- an atomic bomb. And while it's true these facilities are now under restrictions, the deal comes with a expiration date. What then, comes next-

Despite our sincere desire to take part in the American administration's celebration, and that of Tehran's as well, we find it a tad more difficult to share in the euphoria. Iran will still have centrifuges, and it will continue to enrich uranium -- even if at lower levels. Why are they being rewarded? For lying? For supporting terrorism? For undermining other regimes across the Middle East-

The lesson we can learn from the deal signed in Lausanne is that it pays to lie, threaten and kill. Iran, over the past decade, lied at least three times to arrive at this point. This time, however, it achieved its goal not by cheating and lying, but with the consent of the international community.

Obama is content, and Iran is throwing a party. In this story, Israel now has its hands tied. If anyone was ever considering the military option, he can move those plans from the drawer to the safe. The deal should have included enough Iranian concessions to be able to sell to Congress and America's allies in the Middle East, yet still be palatable enough for Ayatollah Khamenei to green light his negotiators.

Of course, there are still some unresolved issues. Firstly, what is this classified deal still hiding? And primarily: What will unfold on the Obama administration's new front -- not in Lausanne but in Congress? From Obama's perspective, he made history in Lausanne. The problem is the Iranians feel the same way. For each side history means something different, even the opposite.

By Thursday afternoon it was abundantly clear a deal was imminent. European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif then stepped to the podium and informed the world that the foundation for the June 30 deal was established. The problem is the foundation is already cracked -- too cracked, from Israel's point of view, but also for the Saudis, Egyptians and Turks, who doubtless have already begun planning their own nuclear programs.

The deal essentially stipulates that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium will be reduced by 98% over a 15-year period; the number of active centrifuges in its possession will be reduced from 19,000 today to 6,104 and then to just 5,000; the economic sanctions imposed on Iran will be lifted in accordance with Iran meeting its commitments.

A senior Obama administration official told CNN that Iran was obligated by the deal to allow access to its Parchin military installation, to ensure that indeed Iran's nuclear program is not military in nature. If Iran were to actually allow inspectors into the facility, then that could truly be considered an achievement. Moreover, the facility at Arak will undergo some changes and Iran will not be permitted to produce plutonium there.

Ultimately, Iran got exactly what it wanted in Lausanne. For the most part inspections are supposed to last just a decade and Iran is not obligated to dismantle any of its nuclear facilities -- even those built in violation of international regulations. For their part, the Americans see the deal as the best way to resolve the matter of Iran's nuclear threat. They are also convinced that Iran will now need at least a year to break out toward a nuclear bomb. And this was precisely their goal. "It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives -- and if Iran cheats, the world will know it," Obama said. The world will know it? Just like it knew the Iranians built the facilities at Fordo, Natanz and Arak-

Someone please look back 10 years and tell me a decade doesn't go by quickly. Just a reminder: This deal expires in 10 years.

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