The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: Sanguine on August 16, 2017, 05:27:23 pm
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TEHRAN — Iran’s nuclear program could be restarted in a matter of “hours,” if the American government imposes further sanctions on Tehran, the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, said on Tuesday.
Mr. Rouhani said that a reconstituted nuclear program would be “far more advanced,” a veiled threat that the country could start enriching uranium up to the level of 20 percent, a step toward building a nuclear weapon. Such enrichment activities were a major concern before 2015, when Tehran signed a landmark agreement with the United States and other world powers that lifted crippling economic sanctions in return for severe limits on Iran’s nuclear activities.
President Trump has repeatedly called the nuclear deal a “disaster,” said that he believes the Iranians are violating its terms, and twice called for reviews, in hopes of finding reasons to kill it.
The other parties to the nuclear deal — Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia — disagree with Mr. Trump, saying that Iran is not in violation of the pact, which is overseen by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-hassan-rouhani-us.html
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I didn't realize they ever stopped. :pondering:
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I didn't realize they ever stopped. :pondering:
They didn't.
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I didn't realize they ever stopped. :pondering:
You know English is his second language, I understand he meant to say redouble.
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You know English is his second language, I understand he meant to say redouble.
Ahhh ok that makes sense.
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I didn't realize they ever stopped. :pondering:
They likely accelerated it once Obama left office and they lost their protector.