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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on May 04, 2018, 03:23:07 am
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation of Iranian duplicity voids the Obama administration’s nuclear deal
The Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com (http://www.washingtontimes.com)
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Before President Barack Obama left office, he admitted that the P5+1 deal with Iran could in time provide enough enriched uranium to produce a nuclear weapon. In other words, this deal was not designed to prevent weapons of mass destruction in Iran, but to delay the “inevitable.â€
In fact, the language in the accord is ambiguous. The words suggest what might happen or could happen, not what must happen. Still, Iranian leaders never signed the document.
What should be understood is that Iran is a revolutionary society intent on imperial goals which include a land mass from Tehran to the Mediterranean. It is viewed by the Sunni states as a threat to their very existence. Provocative acts by Iran in Syria, Lebanon and even the Golan Heights have alarmed regional leaders. The missiles directed at Riyadh from Houthi sites clearly have an Iranian signature.
Continued at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/3/benjamin-netanyahus-presentation-of-iranian-duplic/ (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/3/benjamin-netanyahus-presentation-of-iranian-duplic/)
Author is:
• Herbert London is president of the London Center for Policy Research.
A bit hawkish for me, but of course, I am no expert.