The critics of the historic deal reached between Iran and major world powers seem to be missing one important point. Intentionally or unintentionally, they ignore the fact that the pact was not just a brainchild of two moderate presidents in the United States and Iran. It was the result of epoch-making choices made by two nations tired of hawkish and irrational policies.

In 2008, the Americans elected Barak Obama and said no to the warmongering policies of former president George W. Bush whose legacy was two prolonged wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Iranians also elected Hassan Rouhani in 2013 to reject international isolation and unfair sanctions slapped on Iran partly as a result of miscalculations about world politics by former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administration.

The Americans and Iranians declared that they would like to live in peaceful co-existence with the rest of the world.

Thus, the painstaking efforts made by the Obama and Rouhani administrations helped by the Europeans successfully concluded marathon talks on July 14 in Vienna after 12 years, talks that never went anywhere under Bush and Ahmadinejad.

The July 20 United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the agreement was another sign that the world prefers diplomacy.

Even if the hardliners in the U.S. and the Islamic Republic somehow manage to scuttle the accord, it goes without saying that the deal in itself is a historic diplomatic breakthrough. It brought the Iranian and U.S. officials to the negotiating table after three decades of frozen ties between Tehran and Washington.

Just imagine how unimaginable was the notion of the U.S. secretary of state and the Iranian foreign minister walking and talking together in the street only three years ago.

On the other hand, the accord hastened détente with the Europeans as they rushed to airports to head to Iran to boost relations in all areas even before the ink on the deal was dry.

This is just a small instance that the will of nations to resolve the disputes through diplomatic channels will eventually override that of top echelons of power who refuse to listen to the voice of their public.

The critics should know that even if not now, definitely in some point in the future, diplomacy is the only option to solve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, but if it is postponed, more prices may be paid on the part of all parties.

So stop opposing the will of the nations and don’t put off a historic deal for a later time!