Tuesday 14 July 2015

Why the Iran Nuclear Deal is FUCKING TERRIBLE

Laughing our way to the morgue


So, hot on the heels of Iran's leadership expressing their desire, once again, to wipe Israel off the map, we have the conclusion of the talks between Iran and the weak dregs that pass for leadership in the rest of the world, over the Khameini regime's nuclear program, which it says is for peaceful purposes, but quite obviously is not:

1) Iran insists on enriching its own uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon, despite the fact that it could just buy it from abroad. The vast majority of countries that enrich their own uranium also have nuclear weapons.

2) Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missile systems, which are used solely for delivering nuclear warheads, and not a few pounds of conventional explosive.

3) The mullahs insist on having secret underground bunkers to carry out their peaceful nuclear work, for some unexplained reason.

Anyway, here are some of the takeaway points from the disastrous new deal:

- Iran will be permitted to continue spinning centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium. Western powers will also work with Iran to help it install and operate more advanced centrifuges, according to those apprised of the deal. According to Iran's Fars News Agency, “none of the Iranian nuclear facilities will be dismantled or decommissioned” under the deal.

- Sanctions also will be lifted on Iran, including those on the country’s banks and financial sectors, which have long supported Iran’s nuclear program as well as its sponsorship of international terrorist groups.

- A United Nations embargo on arms will also be lifted within around five years as part of the deal, according to multiple reports. A similar embargo on the construction of ballistic missiles will also expire in around eight years under the deal.

- Initial readings of the deal also indicate that Iran will be given the right to veto so-called “anywhere, anytime” inspections of Iranian nuclear sites. This concession has caused concern that Tehran will be able to continue hiding its nuclear work and potentially continue in secret along the pathway to a bomb. Iran also will be permitted for a time to keep its military sites off limits to inspectors.

Florida Representive Ron Desantis of the Republican Party summed it all up:

“This Iran deal gives Ayatollah Khamenei exactly what he wants: billions of dollars in sanctions relief, validation of the Iranian nuclear program, and the ability to stymie inspections. It even lifts sanctions against Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, who is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers during the campaign in Iraq.

“The deal will further destabilize the Middle East, allow Iran to foment more terrorism, and aid Iran’s rise as the dominant power in the region.”

Indeed.

UPDATE: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which can be read here, makes plain (p.43) that Iran has a total period of 14 days following an initial request of access from the IAEA, then 7 additional days of consultation, and then a further 3 days' grace period (i.e. over three weeks in total!) in order to hide any potential evidence of nuclear wrongdoing from the inspection process. Seriously, it beggars belief that this deal is being "celebrated" anywhere but in Iran itself.

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