Thursday, June 25, 2015

The failure of the West - Omer Dostri



by Omer Dostri


These unequivocal declarations made by Iran's spiritual leader -- the country's highest authority on security and foreign affairs -- is more than a hint of Iran's intention to maintain its nuclear program and its effort to develop nuclear weapons.

Just a week before the deadline for Iran and world powers to reach a final nuclear agreement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered an aggressive speech on Tuesday that symbolized more than anything the West's failure in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat.

In his speech, Khamenei demanded the West immediately lift all sanctions as soon as a final deal was reached, contrary to the West's demand for gradual sanctions removal. Khamenei also ruled out freezing Iran's nuclear program for longer than a decade and reiterated his refusal to allow inspectors access to Iranian military sites.

These unequivocal declarations made by Iran's spiritual leader -- the country's highest authority on security and foreign affairs -- is more than a hint of Iran's intention to maintain its nuclear program and its effort to develop nuclear weapons.

Two weeks ago, at a press conference on the second anniversary of his election, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made similar comments. And if all these statements are not enough to constitute a glaring warning about Iran's plans, the 2014 Country Reports on Terrorism that was published by the U.S. State Department earlier this week revealed that Iran's support of global terrorism has not only continued, but also expanded. 

Lifting all sanctions currently imposed on Iran as part of the final accord would be a dangerous move that would boost the Iranian economically significantly and allow it to further increase its support of global terrorism. 

Meanwhile, according to a document revealed last week by WikiLeaks, in 2012 Saudi diplomats in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, believed Iran had shipped advanced nuclear equipment, including centrifuges for enriching uranium, to Sudan. 

Eight months later, in October of that year, foreign media reported that Israel struck an arms factory in Sudan. 

Even if the WikiLeaks information was false (Saudi Arabia did not deny it), it was an illustration to the West of what Iran is capable of doing to preserve its nuclear capabilities.

If not in Sudan, Iran could transport to another location and even continue to develop it there.

The series of declarations, voiced by Iran's most senior officials, who have been clear about Iran's commitment to continued development of its nuclear program, indicate that the chances for the final deal between world powers and Iran by June 30 is quite low.

If indeed a deal is eventually signed, the West would be compelled to make further gestures to Iran, making the deal completely redundant. 

Even without any further Western concessions being made, the deal, according to the current details that have been reported, would enable Iran to, within a few years, turn into a threatening nuclear power with international legitimacy and a legal stamp to whitewash any of its violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions.


Omer Dostri

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=12985

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