Over 70 leading nuclear non-proliferation specialists issued a joint statement on Tuesday explaining why the nuclear deal with Iran “is a strong, long-term, and verifiable agreement that will be a net-plus for international nuclear nonproliferation efforts.”

The July 14 agreement “advances the security interests of the P5+1 nations (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, their allies and partners in the Middle East, and the international community," the statement reads.

The group includes former U.S. nuclear negotiators, former senior U.S. nonproliferation officials, a former director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a former member of the UN Panel of Experts on Iran, and leading nuclear specialists from the United States and around the globe.

Among those who signed the statement are the former director of the IAEA Hans Blix; former CIA agent Valerie Plame and her husband Joe Wilson, who were prominent opponents of the Iraq War; Thomas Pickering, a retired diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Israel; senior fellows from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution; and several former United Nations disarmament officials.

After listing the various measures detailed by the deal regarding the monitoring and inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, the statement says it is "very likely that any future effort by Iran to pursue nuclear weapons, even a clandestine program, would be detected promptly, providing the opportunity to intervene decisively to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon."

“We believe the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - the official name of the nuclear deal with Iran) meets key nonproliferation and security objectives and see no realistic prospect for a better nuclear agreement," the statement reads.

The statement concludes by urging "the leaders of the P5+1 states, the European Union, and Iran to take the steps necessary to ensure timely implementation and rigorous compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.”

Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, which organized the statement, said the statement underscores that "the majority of arms control and non-proliferation experts support the P5+1 and Iran nuclear deal.”

The nonproliferation experts' statement follows a similar letter signed by 29 top U.S. nuclear scientists and arms control experts published last month, which also voiced support for the deal, calling it "innovative" and "unprecedented."

On Thursday, some 26 senior American Jewish leaders issued a public declaration calling on Congress to support the nuclear deal. Their statement, published in a full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times, is meant to signal to Congress that the Iran nuclear deal enjoys substantial support in the Jewish community.

It is sure to spark a vehement reaction from other Jewish leaders, including AIPAC officials, who have been lobbying lawmakers to disapprove of the deal.

The U.S. Congress has until September 17 to vote on a resolution of disapproval of the Iran deal, which would eliminate Obama's ability to waive all sanctions on Iran imposed by the U.S. Congress, a key component of the agreement.

Obama has promised a veto if it is passed by the House and Senate.

The full statement by the non-proliferation experts: