The "deal" will be to lift/relax sanctions and hope that Iran changes its ways.
Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
OK , so, IF so , let 'em ! A balance of power must be maintained .. The world has , to now, survived many different nations having these WMD weapons, and , I believe we can continue .. A shame that the people must be so "screwed over" by those living in fear and ignorance (Islam) and religion in general ..Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
This is simply not true, but just conservative rhetoric ..The US is dealing from a position of weakness, Obama will yet again not back up his rhetoric, and Iran will drag this out for as long as they can get away with it and will likely get a better deal.
Obama Told Iran Nuclear Negotiators to Disregard Deadline in 11th Hour
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Mr. Obama, according to two people familiar with the discussion, told Mr. Kerry and Mr. Moniz to ignore the deadline, make it clear that the president was ready to walk away and leave all sanctions on Iran in place, and see if that would change the dynamic.
It is still not clear if the last-minute change in tactics will succeed in convincing the Iranians that the Obama administration does not want the accord more than they do, or yield a different result.
But it was an example of the negotiating gamesmanship that has taken over the talks here. Mr. Kerry has kept his plane warmed up. Foreign ministers who came to sign an accord have returned home for other duties. France’s top diplomat, Laurent Fabius, tieless, came up in the elevator on Wednesday night musing to his aides that he had been there just a day before.
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The Significance of the US-Iran Negotiations
The negotiations between the major powers (P5+1), composed of the five UN Security Council members plus Germany, led by the US, with Iran have proceeded for over two years. Israel is not part of the negotiating process-formally but indirectly its presence is substantial. For Washington the stakes are very high: securing a nuclear agreement with Iran in which Teheran submits to constant and pervasive ‘inspections’, and dismantles a substantial part of its nuclear program, certainly weakens Iran’s regional prestige and increases US influence in the region.
Secondly, through the initial agreement, it is likely that Washington will move forward to deepen joint political activity with Iran in neighboring countries.
Thirdly, Washington will use the agreement to isolate Syria, Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Yemen, from Iranian financial, military and diplomatic support.
Fourthly, US multi-national oil corporations could gain access to the Iranian oil fields and exporters could access a huge consumer market of 70 million Iranian citizens.
Fifthly, the agreement would lessen the danger that Israel would initiate a major war, which the Zionist power configuration in the US could quickly convert into a disastrous US regional war.
Given the fact that the US-Afghan war has lasted 14 years, and counting, and cost over $1 trillion dollars, and that the Iraq invasion has far exceeded those costs and intensified over the past year, a US nuclear agreement with Iran would avoid a catastrophic, prolonged war designed to enhance Israeli dominance in the Middle East.
Israel’s Interest in Sabotaging the P5+1 Nuclear Negotiations
Israel knows that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program (as does Washington). The US government uses this as a pretext to secure political concessions from Iran, to degrade its regional influence, and to secure their support in policing the Middle East. In contrast, Israel seeks to destroy Iran’s capacity to support the Palestinian anti-colonial struggle.
Netanyahu and his Zionist supporters, in and out of the US government, seek to induce the US to increase economic sanctions in order to strangle the Iranian economy, to foment internal unrest and to set US-Iranian relations on a path toward a military confrontation.
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This is simply not true, but just conservative rhetoric ..
I'd expect a watered down, face-saving deal with no real teeth.
The opposition in the U.S. an Israel has made it clear that there is no appetite for real compromise.
Not merely conservative anymore. Liberal media was bashing Kerry pretty good this morning, saying basically the same thing.
Where liberals and conservatives disagree is on the fact that Israel and conservatives PUT us in this weak position.
But here we are, either way.
The only way forward is to walk away and start moving assets to the region and gear up for the largest war that most living people have ever seen.
Sanctions wont work. A military attack will only make it worse. All we had was this treaty or full out war.
If the treaty fails, I hope Obama has the balls for all out war.
If we have to move ahead with full out war, I hope that our Right Wing morons take their due responsibility for the 10 dollar gas and millions of dead.
I don't think we are in a weak position and neither do I think that the only way forward is war. I think that they will reach a good, substantial agreement, that will avoid a large conflict.
Political agreement reached on Iran nuclear talks
Negotiators announced an agreement has been reached to limit Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for diminished Western economic sanctions.
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif released a joint statement of political agreement. The details were more extensive than expected by most observers, but a detailed technical agreement still has to be reached by June 30.
Among agreements reached were a 10-year duration, the conversion of the Fordow nuclear facility to a nuclear physics research lab and International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of the Iranian nuclear program.
President Barack Obama commented on the "historic understanding with Iran," calling it a framework that could lead to a final comprehensive that "will make our country, our allies and our world safer."
Secretary of State John Kerry detailed the preliminary agreement, which would reduce Iranian enriched uranium stockpiles by 98 percent for the next 15 years, cut the number of centrifuges in Iran by two-thirds for the next 10 years and extend breakout time -- the time it would take Iran to develop a functioning nuclear weapon -- from two or three months to at least a year.
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