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Sunday, July 12, 2015
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Saturday, June 13, 2015
Paris rally is opportunity to resist Iran’s attempts to manipulate nuclear talks
With
weeks to go until the June deadline for nuclear negotiations between
Iran and the P5+1 (or EU3+3), the prospects for a final agreement seem
as doubtful as ever. The #Iranian negotiators, who have long since
developed a reputation for stalling the process and periodically
revising their demands and statements, are already pushing the idea that
the talks could extend beyond June 30.
With each new ploy for delays in the negotiating process it becomes increasingly clear that # Iran’s strategy largely consists of playing for time. Many of those who are aware of Iran’s patterns of past deception have been warning of this possibility virtually since the signing of the Joint Plan of Action in 2013. That being the case, it is remarkable that those warnings have continued to be ignored even after two missed deadlines for a final agreement and a missed deadline in March for a framework agreement.
We
do not have an unlimited amount of time in which to deal with this
issue. The #Obama administration has been roundly criticised for the
softness of its dealings with Tehran but even the US President
acknowledges that the goal of negotiations is to keep Iran’s breakout
time for a nuclear weapon under the one year mark. That seems to suggest
that the regime is currently in a position to break out in mere months.
By delaying the negotiations and limiting international scrutiny of ongoing work, the regime can carry on with clandestine work at sites not currently subject to inspection and steadily develop it’s weapon plan.
Among those sites that are not currently subject to inspection are all of Iran’s military facilities. And according to Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who has final authority over Iran’s agreements, access to all such sites will remain off the table for the duration of the talks and any final deal.
At the same time, the Iranian opposition, in the form of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), maintains that barring access to Iran’s military sites is effectively the same as denying access to the country’s entire #nuclear programme. Relying on intelligence from its main constituent group the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), the NCRI has revealed during these negotiations the extensive overlap between the regime’s civilian nuclear programme and its military research and development work.
In February, the NCRI also revealed the existence of an undisclosed nuclear enrichment and research facility, Lavizan-3, in a Tehran suburb.
It is plausible to assume that this intelligence and reporting has contributed to the international community’s understanding of the need for intrusive and verifiable inspections, especially of Iran’s military sites. Certainly, some key players in the nuclear community are refusing to back down on the issue even in the midst of Khamenei’s late-stage declaration of intransigence.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano recently told AFP that if Iran accepts the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, as it says it will, then the IAEA has the right to request access to any suspect sites including military facilities.
At roughly the same time, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius declared that France, as a member of the P5+1 group, would not sign any deal that did not allow for such inspections. France’s relatively firm position in the negotiations admirably defy the ineffectual leadership that the American negotiators have brought to the process.
It is a good first step but much more is needed. The UK as one of the three major European parties to the P5+1 also has a significant role to play and should take a firm stance on inspections of nuclear and military sites. Despite the Obama administration’s zeal for an agreement, seemingly whatever the cost, those who are appropriately sceptical of Tehran’s intentions can still exert a great deal of political and economic pressure on the theocracy in Tehran.
A further step in this direction will be taken on June 13 when the NCRI holds a major rally in Paris in opposition to the regime, its human rights abuses, its regional meddling, and its nuclear weapons ambitions. The 2014 event was reportedly attended by almost 100,000 persons, chiefly Iranian expatriates but also including a wide variety of international supporters including parliamentary delegations, civilian activists and political dignitaries from across Europe, the Americas, and beyond.
The vigorous #French opposition to Iran’s manipulation of the nuclear deal makes the French capital a powerful symbol of international will for a better and stronger deal. The geographic and political diversity of speakers at the event further adds to this. It includes Americans Howard Dean, Tom Ridge, and General Hugh Shelton; French politicians Bernard Kouchner and Rama Yade; and former European Commission Vice President Gunter Verhuegen.
As the list of participants and attention to the event grows, it will present an ever greater opportunity to send a message to Tehran. That message is that, notwithstanding the Obama administration’s conciliatory attitude and attempts by Iranian negotiators to raise their demands, stretch out the process and game the system, the world community and the people of Iran will not stand for it any longer. Those who rally in Paris on June 13 will speak for all those who understand the severity of the Iranian nuclear threat and who recognise that a comprehensive solution cannot wait past the end of June.
McCabe is a Labour member of the UK House of Commons and a leading member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF), www.iran-freedom.org
With each new ploy for delays in the negotiating process it becomes increasingly clear that # Iran’s strategy largely consists of playing for time. Many of those who are aware of Iran’s patterns of past deception have been warning of this possibility virtually since the signing of the Joint Plan of Action in 2013. That being the case, it is remarkable that those warnings have continued to be ignored even after two missed deadlines for a final agreement and a missed deadline in March for a framework agreement.
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By delaying the negotiations and limiting international scrutiny of ongoing work, the regime can carry on with clandestine work at sites not currently subject to inspection and steadily develop it’s weapon plan.
Among those sites that are not currently subject to inspection are all of Iran’s military facilities. And according to Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who has final authority over Iran’s agreements, access to all such sites will remain off the table for the duration of the talks and any final deal.
At the same time, the Iranian opposition, in the form of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), maintains that barring access to Iran’s military sites is effectively the same as denying access to the country’s entire #nuclear programme. Relying on intelligence from its main constituent group the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), the NCRI has revealed during these negotiations the extensive overlap between the regime’s civilian nuclear programme and its military research and development work.
In February, the NCRI also revealed the existence of an undisclosed nuclear enrichment and research facility, Lavizan-3, in a Tehran suburb.
It is plausible to assume that this intelligence and reporting has contributed to the international community’s understanding of the need for intrusive and verifiable inspections, especially of Iran’s military sites. Certainly, some key players in the nuclear community are refusing to back down on the issue even in the midst of Khamenei’s late-stage declaration of intransigence.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano recently told AFP that if Iran accepts the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, as it says it will, then the IAEA has the right to request access to any suspect sites including military facilities.
At roughly the same time, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius declared that France, as a member of the P5+1 group, would not sign any deal that did not allow for such inspections. France’s relatively firm position in the negotiations admirably defy the ineffectual leadership that the American negotiators have brought to the process.
It is a good first step but much more is needed. The UK as one of the three major European parties to the P5+1 also has a significant role to play and should take a firm stance on inspections of nuclear and military sites. Despite the Obama administration’s zeal for an agreement, seemingly whatever the cost, those who are appropriately sceptical of Tehran’s intentions can still exert a great deal of political and economic pressure on the theocracy in Tehran.
A further step in this direction will be taken on June 13 when the NCRI holds a major rally in Paris in opposition to the regime, its human rights abuses, its regional meddling, and its nuclear weapons ambitions. The 2014 event was reportedly attended by almost 100,000 persons, chiefly Iranian expatriates but also including a wide variety of international supporters including parliamentary delegations, civilian activists and political dignitaries from across Europe, the Americas, and beyond.
The vigorous #French opposition to Iran’s manipulation of the nuclear deal makes the French capital a powerful symbol of international will for a better and stronger deal. The geographic and political diversity of speakers at the event further adds to this. It includes Americans Howard Dean, Tom Ridge, and General Hugh Shelton; French politicians Bernard Kouchner and Rama Yade; and former European Commission Vice President Gunter Verhuegen.
As the list of participants and attention to the event grows, it will present an ever greater opportunity to send a message to Tehran. That message is that, notwithstanding the Obama administration’s conciliatory attitude and attempts by Iranian negotiators to raise their demands, stretch out the process and game the system, the world community and the people of Iran will not stand for it any longer. Those who rally in Paris on June 13 will speak for all those who understand the severity of the Iranian nuclear threat and who recognise that a comprehensive solution cannot wait past the end of June.
McCabe is a Labour member of the UK House of Commons and a leading member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF), www.iran-freedom.org
Friday, June 12, 2015
Countdown to Iran Going Nuclear
“This is a bad idea. It’s a very bad deal,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his speech to the United States Congress on March 3, 2015. You know Bibi is on to something when bi-partisan members of Congress, not to mention Saudi Arabia, agree with him.
After missing two previous deadlines for a nuclear agreement, the US led negotiators, which includes United Nations Security Council permanent members Britain, China France, Russia plus Germany, announced in April they reached a “framework deal” with Iran. The deadline for finalizing this framework, built on an Iranian house of cards, is June 30th.
A deal that rubberstamps the mullah led Iranian regime of “death, tyranny, and the pursuit of jihad,” as Netanyahu described it.
Iran must “promise” to reduce the number of centrifuges used to enrich uranium into fuel for nuclear weapons from 19,000 to 6,000 and cut its stockpile of enriched uranium by 97%. The mullahs must also pledge (promise) to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct inspections of its nuclear facilities, which it already declared military sites (where it builds nuclear weapons) would be off limits. Finally, if Iran “claims” it will do these things, all economic sanctions will be lifted. Easy peazie!
A little more than two weeks before the June 30th deadline to finalize the deal, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah #Khamenei must be salivating. Secretary of State John Kerry declared these restrictions will slowdown the time it takes for Iran to build a nuclear weapon from a few months to a year. But the deal boils down to “take Iran’s word for it,” trusting a murderous repressive #regime, fearless in its quest for world domination won’t go nuclear. “If Iran cheats, the world will know,” Obama said. Not when Iran can lie about every aspect of this flimsy deal.
Iran wants carte blanche removal of economic sanctions and the US and world to butt out of its nuclear business no questions or inspections asked. What Iran wants, Iran gets with a US president #Barack #Obama determined to reduce America’s presence in the world.
No wonder most rational world leaders express grave concerns about this deal, if not reject it outright. National Council of Resistance of Iran will focus its annual conference “United Against Islamic Fundamentalism and Terrorism” held in Paris June 13, 2015 on the dangers of a nuclear armed Iran. Each year the conference draws lawmakers and dignitaries from more than 60 countries gather together to call for democracy in Iran and an end to its Islamic extremist regime that supports terrorism.
In April, NCRI President #Maryam Rajavi testified before the House Subcommitttee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Trade on the rise in Islamic fundamentalism and ISIS. Mrs. Rajavi called Iran the “epicenter” of oppressive Sharia law in the Middle East. Under her leadership, NCRI alerted the world to Iran’s clandestine nuclear program.
As Obama looks forward to making history with a lawless regime, politicians across the political spectrum from the US, Europe, Canada, Middle East, Australia, Asia and Africa will meet in Paris to once gain sound the alarm on Iran. “China, Russia and Iran are taking advantage of American retreat to assert political and (perhaps eventually) military dominance over their corners of the globe,” argued the #Wall Street Journal.
Notice China’s Supreme Leader Xi Jinping and #Russian President Vladamir Putin are fierce supporters of the world’s most hostile regimes: Syria and Iran. Putin recently sold Iran anti-aircraft missiles. To quote Miranda in Shakespeare’s the Tempest, “O brave new world, That has such people in ’t!” We should all be afraid, very afraid of “the dangerous new world order that Mr. Obama is leaving his successor.”
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