Blog Post
Can the Nuclear Deal with Iran Be Derailed?
By: Roger Aronoff
Accuracy in Media
The mainstream media are celebrating, as a deal has been reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations. It appears, however, to be a complete capitulation by the West. CNN described it as “historic,” along the lines of Richard Nixon’s deal with China, which certainly must be music to President Obama’s ears.
But even as terms of the deal are starting to emerge, the holes in the agreement are becoming clear.
“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,” reports Adam Kredo for The Washington Free Beacon. “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.”
“In one of the most controversial concessions made by the Obama administration, a United Nations embargo on arms will also be lifted within around five years as part of the deal…” he writes. “A similar embargo on the construction of ballistic missiles, which could carry a nuclear payload, also will expire in around eight years under the deal.” So much for this deal being strictly about Iran’s nuclear program, as Secretary of State John Kerry has frequently asserted, such as when he was asked why the four Americans being held by the Iranians were not part of this agreement.
Regardless of what President Obama has said, the deal is not verifiable. Just the opposite. It actually rewards Iran with more than $100 billion in sanctions relief, money that is certain to be used by the totalitarian regime to continue to expand its hegemonic and terrorist pursuits. No one will be more determined to overlook any violations than the Obama administration, which is heavily invested in this as the President’s foreign policy legacy, which has mostly been a disaster. Obama is convinced, and rightly so, that the media will help him sell this debacle as a great foreign policy achievement.
It is clear that the two sides have different interpretations of the deal, just as they did with the so-called “framework” agreement reached in April of this year. In the official Iranian news agency IRNA the Iranians triumphantly declare that:
- “All nuclear installations and sites are to continue their work contrary to the early demands of the other party, none of them will be dismantled;”
- “The policy on preventing enrichment uranium is now failed and Iran will go ahead with its enrichment program;”
- “Iran’s nuclear infrastructure will remain intact, no centrifuges will be dismantled and research and development on key and advanced centrifuges such as IR-4, IR-5, IR-6, IR-8 will continue;” and
- “All economic, financial sanctions in banking, finance, oil, gas, petrochemical, commerce, insurance and transportations leveled by the European Union and the US under the pretext to Iran’s nuclear program, will be lifted on early stages of the agreement.”
In addition, there are many details yet to be resolved, as this statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) makes clear. It refers to the “Road-map between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IAEA for the clarification of past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear programme.” It includes a series of target dates this year to set “out a clear sequence of activities over the coming months, including the provision by Iran of explanations regarding outstanding issues.” In other words, details to be worked out later. But in the meantime, UN sanctions will have been lifted, taking virtually all of the pressure off of Iran to cooperate with the IAEA and the P5+1.
The media appear uninterested in detailing the number of red lines that have been broken by this administration. Here are just a couple:
- The Secretary of State first said in 2013 that Iran did not have a right to enrich uranium. This agreement legitimizes Iranian enrichment only by limiting the “type” of centrifuge used and amount of uranium stockpiled and enriched.
- Iran was supposed to submit to “anywhere, anytime” inspections. Now, it has “a very protracted process of advance warning and ‘consultation’ to resolve concerns.”
The editor of the Times of Israel has laid out “16 reasons nuke deal is an Iranian victory and a Western catastrophe,” including this: “Was the Iranian regime required, as a condition for this deal, to disclose the previous military dimensions of its nuclear program—to come clean on its violations—in order both to ensure effective inspections of all relevant facilities and to shatter the Iranian-dispelled myth that it has never breached its non-proliferation obligations? No.”
Also, “Has the Iranian regime been required to submit to ‘anywhere, anytime’ inspections of any and all facilities suspected of engaging in rogue nuclear-related activity? No. And there are 14 more.
The Daily Signal, a publication of The Heritage Foundation, laid out “…the Truth About 6 of Obama’s Iran Deal Claims,” including this claim, that “Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off.” Yet, as The Daily Signal points out, “Iran is permitted to retain its enrichment infrastructure, including advanced centrifuges. The administration’s concession on uranium enrichment is a serious blow to a decade old principle of U.S. nonproliferation policy. The United States worked very hard in the past to prevent allies from developing indigenous uranium enrichment capability because technologies for uranium enrichment and weapons grade enrichment are the same.”
In addition, from The Daily Signal, “Yet Iran, which developed this capability in defiance of its existing international obligations, is being rewarded for its bad behavior by lifting sanctions on its country, including sanctions concerning shipping, arms sales, transportation, banking and precious metal trade.”
President Barack Obama declared back in 2013 that no deal would be better than a bad deal. So did his State Department spokeswoman, his chief negotiator, United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power, and Secretary of State John Kerry, who called for more time to negotiate.
“We have now gotten to the point where the President was saying a year ago, ‘No deal is better than a bad deal,’ and he’s now to the point where any deal will be fine,” argued KT McFarland, an American Conservative Union (ACU) Foundation senior fellow and the moderator of a very informative and underreported panel held last month by the ACU.
“Critics of the nuclear deal sought by President Obama fear that this will be a dangerous deal because of too many one sided U.S. concessions to Iran,” Clare Lopez, a member of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi, presciently noted.
“Iran will keep all of its nuclear infrastructure, including a plutonium-producing heavy-water reactor,” she wrote. “And the U.S. reportedly has now pledged to provide Iran technical assistance to further develop its nuclear program.” These concessions appear in the text of the final deal.
Lopez, who participated in the aforementioned ACU event, added that Iran continues to condemn Jews as cockroaches, bacteria, and insects.
“There has never been a year since 1988 or so when the Iranians did not have a clandestine nuclear weapons program,” Lopez said. “The one they are negotiating in Geneva, in Vienna, in Lausanne, that’s the overt side of the program, that’s just the overt part.”
“We don’t know what we don’t know about the covert part but we are pretty confident there is one.”
President Obama is not only using his executive power to engage a hostile, theocratic Iranian regime, he is also trying to pressure future presidents and Congress into perpetuating his damaging policies. His administration is also bending over backwards not to offend the Iranian regime, while this totalitarian government does everything possible to humiliate the United States.
Obama wants a much-needed foreign policy victory during his second term in office. The violations, and the disastrous consequences, can come later—and be blamed on the missteps of a future administration.
The ultimate solution to the Iranian nuclear question—and to the issue of Iran as the leading sponsor of terrorism—is regime change. But world powers are not ready for such a discussion—and neither are the media.
Congress still has a chance to stop this “agreement” from going forward, but President Obama requires only 34 U.S. senators to prevent the override of his veto if they disapprove. Congress has 60 days to consider the deal before voting on it. There is an event in New York City’s Times Square next Wednesday, July 22, with a distinguished list of individuals who will be speaking out about the dangers of this deal, why it can’t be trusted, and what should be done to stop it. The list includes former military leaders, CIA officers, congressmen, and other policy and political activists. You can see the full list of participants here.
Israel, which arguably has the most to lose, will surely be advocating against this agreement. Even so, there will be an intense, bruising conflict to move this deal along to the point of implementation. We know that the media will be doing everything possible to play down the risks and likely implications of this agreement. But will that be enough, along with an Obama administration that pays little attention to the law, the Constitution, and America’s best interests?
Related Posts
COMMENTARY Trevor Loudon | The Epoch Times | July 29, 2019 Updated: July
COMMENTARY Trevor Loudon | The Epoch Times | July 24, 2019 Updated:
Commentary | The Epoch Times | July 11, 2019 Updated: July 11, 2019 President
Commentary | The Epoch Times | June 10, 2019 | Updated June 10, 2019 Russia
By Trevor Loudon | The Epoch Times | February 8, 2019 Commentary The welfare state is
By Trevor Loudon | via The Epoch Times | February 8, 2019 Updated: February 12,
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) (R) announce the Green New
The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) is infiltrating the Democratic Party across the country. Communists,
A Chinese naval officer communicates with his French counterparts during a joint exercise 16
By Trevor Loudon | TrevorLoudon.com | February 1, 2019 – 2:30 pm EST I’ve
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on the first day of the Democratic National
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
There are no security checks for Congress members, so America is now suffering the
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
COULD YOUR CONGRESSMAN PASS AN FBI SECURITY TEST? In 2016, New Zealand author and film-maker
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of
By: Diana West Robert Conquest has died at age 98. He was a gigantic hero
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media President Barack Obama’s disastrous deal with Iran paves the way
Doug Ross @ Journal According to their tax returns, it turns out that essentially all
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton NoisyRoom.net Louis Farrakhan is at it again… calling for civil unrest and the
The Watcher’s Council It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’
The Watcher’s Council Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com The instruction ebook for the hijrah. (U//FOUO) FBI Alert: Middle-Eastern Males Approaching Family
KeyWiki Brett Bursey Brett Bursey is Director of the extreme left South Carolina Progressive Network. Bursey calls
By: Lloyd Marcus My email account was on fire, everyone excited about Sen Ted Cruz
By: Cliff Kincaid America’s Survival “The Russians have been preparing for a nuclear world war against
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Donald Trump has gotten popular, in part, by challenging the
The Watcher’s Council The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast and the results
By: James Simpson Doug Ross @ Journal Since the day President Obama was elected, gun owners
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi (CCB) member Clare Lopez believes that
The Watcher’s Council Once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame, The
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: BB
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: BB Ted Cruz Toys With Kerry, Carter, Moniz: “Sir, Do You Apologize Or
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Time magazine is out with a colorful and glossy “Inside
Accuracy in Media Accuracy in Media Editor Roger Aronoff recently appeared on The Daily Ledger
The Watcher’s Council It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’
NoisyRoom.net Planned Parenthood Investigation Reportedly Shows Doctors Discussing How to Maximize Revenue from Sale of
The Watcher’s Council Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com It was tantamount that Republicans took control of the Senate to get
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media The nation is fiercely debating the Iran nuclear deal and
Doug Ross @ Journal A note from a reader struck a chord with me and
NoisyRoom.net Senator Ted Cruz Tells Rush Limbaugh Why He Called His Leader a Liar After Stunning
The American Report Who are the individuals and Muslim Brotherhood front organizations responsible for their
The American Report Original at Stand Up America. Editor’s Note: Obama and his minions have tried
By: James Simpson Center for Security Policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2015 For More Information Contact: Adam
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Thanks to Donald Trump, the major media are being forced
The Watcher’s Council The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast and the results
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: BB Cruz accuses McConnell of lying Senate Floor: Ted Cruz Explodes On Mitch McConnell,
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: BB
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: BB
The Watcher’s Council Yes, once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame,
The American Report In response to Barack Hussein Obama’s unprecedented capitulation to Iran, the world’s
NoisyRoom.net From CBS: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Times Square Wednesday evening
NoisyRoom.net By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton Frank Gaffney among many other leaders called Obama a traitor. Obama struck
By: Mike Opelka Hat Tip: Miles Himmel TheBlaze Blaze Radio and San Diego talk show host Mike
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media In the fight between Donald Trump and John McCain (R-AZ)
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media President Obama was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Doug Ross @ Journal Spotted in a presentation from a conservative PAC that supports my
NoisyRoom.net By: Izzy Lyman Great Lakes state residents and lawmakers are reacting angrily to an undercover
The Watcher’s Council It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media Friday, July 17th, marked the 19th anniversary of the deaths
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media In a Sunday column in The Washington Post, “Stop laughing
NoisyRoom.net New Video Shows Another Planned Parenthood Doctor Haggling Price of Baby Body Parts LAMBORGHINI FOR
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton NoisyRoom.net This is a horrific idea. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for
The Watcher’s Council Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh
Find out why New Zealand’s Trevor Loudon changed my thinking about almost every political
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton NoisyRoom.net Getty Images Obama has brought racism to a whole new level in our
The Investigative Project On Terrorism Thousands of Americans Rally to Demand Congress Vote
Doug @ Ross Journal By Sen. Ted Cruz Yesterday, members of our armed services in Chattanooga,
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com According to CNN Arabia: Amman, Jordan (CNN) – Jordanian official said that the
NoisyRoom.net Press Release Friday, July 17, 2015 In Wake of Attacks, Gov. Fallin Authorizes Adjutant General to
The Watcher’s Council Peace in Our Time The Passion of the Trump Donald Trump never said he
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media A new survey from Univision, the pro-Mexico television network, demonstrates
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Just damn… The Muslim brother in the White House had very shallow and
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com There are 4 Americans in prison in Iran for which there have
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media The mainstream media appear eager to distract from the substantive
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Update: Born in Kuwait, naturalized citizen. Was living in Hixson, TN at
The Watcher’s Council Yes, once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame,
Listen live Wednesday July 22 at 9:00 AM Eastern Mike Hewitt (News Talk 1090 WKBZ-AM)
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of
By: Col. Tom Snodgrass (Ret.) Right Side News Grant Demanded “Unconditional Surrender” Of The Enemy, While
By: Cliff Kincaid America’s Survival Investigative journalist Jim Simpson discusses the invasion of the USA through
By: William Palumbo The American Report What began in 2012 with secret negotiations between Valerie Jarrett
NoisyRoom.net The Wine-Sipping Butchers of Planned Parenthood MONSTERS: Planned Parenthood director brags … BRAGS about selling
The Watcher’s Council It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Full text of the Iran deal is here. Official the Joint Plan of
KeyWiki.org Donna Brazile Donna Brazile…is a leading Democratic Party operative. She is an adjunct professor, author,
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Vladimir Putin has his propaganda machine working in full speed. We are
The Watcher’s Council Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh
By: Brent Parrish The Right Planet The story of Russia’s El Presidente for Life (apparently), Vladimir
Doug Ross @ Journal UnsavoryAgents The usually brilliant and stalwart Kevin D. Williamson of National Review
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Fundamentally: JPOA: Comprehensive nuclear deal would “produce the comprehensive lifting of all
Rick Perry hired Austin Barbour via Gulflive Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry seems to have
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Pope Francis has applied his authority and the Catholic Church altering Catholic
By: James Simpson Accuracy in Media Donald Trump has been roundly criticized by both Democrats and
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton NoisyRoom.net Bolivian President Evo Morales presents Pope Francis with a crucifix incorporating the
The Watcher’s Council The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast and the results
Accuracy in Media AIM Editor Roger Aronoff appeared on July 7 on the Philadelphia, PA
The Betrayal Papers: Part I – Under Obama, the US Captured by Muslim Brotherhood
The Watcher’s Council Yes, once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame,
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com VIENNA—Tensions in the nuclear talks between Iran and six powers have boiled
By: John Hawkins Right Wing News Last week, Right Wing News did an article about Scott
By: James Simpson DC Independent Examiner And should be charged as criminal accomplices and dealt with
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Donald Trump may be the most politically incorrect candidate on
The Watcher’s Council Day by Day Cartoon In view of recent events… Welcome to the Watcher’s Council,
By: Cliff Kincaid America’s Survival Matthew Kidd of the Foundation for Moral Law discusses how Justices
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media The coverage of the economic disaster in Greece, a strategic
The Watcher’s Council It’s time once again for the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’
By: Dr. Lyle Rapacki Oath Keepers / Sentinel Intelligence Services [Editor’s Note: Dr. Lyle Rapacki operates
By: Roger Aronoff Accuracy in Media Hillary Clinton’s reputation is taking repeated blows as the drip,
The Watcher’s Council Every week on Monday morning, the Council and our invited guests weigh
By: Cliff Kincaid America’s Survival “When are we going to have the guts to take our
NoisyRoom.net Ted Cruz: CRUZ: This July 4th, Americans Want to Believe Again 07/04/15 HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen.
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton NoisyRoom.net Over the years I have seen many idiotic pieces of what pass
By: John Hawkins RightWingNews Scott Walker’s campaign caught flack for hiring Liz Mair earlier this year.
A protestor uses a lighter and an aerosol can to burn one of two
The Right Planet By: J. R. Nyquist jrnyquist.com Individuals marked primarily by Class I (Combinations) residues are
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Director Amy Berg exposed the cover-up of pedophilia in the
The Watcher’s Council The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast and the results
By: Brent Parrish The Right Planet Part 1 Part 2 This is a rather prophetic lecture, if you
By: Denise Simon FoundersCode.com Si Vis pacem, para bellum GW Bush said it was going to be
NoisyRoom.net Ted Cruz SCHOOLS Jorge Ramos on illegal immigration and the RULE OF LAW
Doug Ross @ Journal I’m working my way through the latest Clinton email dump and
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Justice Antonin Scalia said in his dissent in the same-sex
The Watcher’s Council Yes, once again, It’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame,
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of
NoisyRoom.net Hat Tip: Tallulah https://www.yahoo.com/politics/katie-couric-interviews-ted-cruz-ted-cruz-joined-122596925536.html
By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media “Homo is Healthy” was one of the signs on the