{"id":145221,"date":"2015-03-29T15:47:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T15:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=145221"},"modified":"2015-03-29T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T15:47:49","slug":"nuclear-armed-and-dangerous-israel-blasts-irans-peaceful-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/latest-news\/nuclear-armed-and-dangerous-israel-blasts-irans-peaceful-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Armed and Dangerous Israel Blasts Iran’s Peaceful Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Lendman
\nRINF Alternative News<\/a><\/p>\n

Netanyahu and other Israeli officials suppress information on its longstanding nuclear weapons program – an arsenal with thermonuclear ones and long-range delivery capability able to incinerate entire cities.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Netanyahu railed against Iran’s known peaceful nuclear program as a March 31 deadline approaches to reach a preliminary framework deal ahead of a June 30 final one.<\/p>\n

The whole world knows Iran’s program is peaceful. It conforms to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) provisions.<\/p>\n

It has no military component. US and Israeli intelligence assessments say so. No evidence suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n

For years, Netanyahu lied about Iran’s program. Israel continues what he calls an “uphill battle” against it.<\/p>\n

He absurdly called what’s emerging, if agreed on, worse than he thought.<\/p>\n

“This deal, as it appears to be emerging, bears out all of our fears, and even more than that,” he said.<\/p>\n

It’s hard imagining anyone taking him seriously. He lost credibility long ago.<\/p>\n

He’s a world-class thug, a war criminal multiple times over, a serial liar and threat to regional peace.<\/p>\n

“After the Beirut-Damascus-Baghdad axis, Iran is maneuvering from the south to take over the entire Middle East,” he blustered.<\/p>\n

“The Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis is dangerous for mankind and must be stopped,” he added.<\/p>\n

He pressured Republican US Senate leaders to intervene. He lied about agreement terms endangering Israel.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, he turned truth on its head saying “(w)hile (P5+1 countries) convene to sign this deal, Iran\u2019s proxies in Yemen are conquering large swaths of land in an effort to overtake the Bab al-Mandab straits, so that they can change the balance of power in shipping oil.”<\/p>\n

Discussions continue in Lausanne. On Sunday, AP said Iran agreed to limit its centrifuges enriching uranium to 6,000 – maybe fewer numbers.<\/p>\n

It’s willing to ship its enriched uranium to Russia, AP reported.<\/p>\n

Unresolved issues remain on permitted Iranian nuclear R&D, duration of an agreement, monitoring and removing sanctions.<\/p>\n

An unnamed official close to talks said Russia remains opposed to Washington’s demand to be able to quickly reimpose any lifted sanctions if it claims Tehran reneged on any commitments.<\/p>\n

Moscow fears establishing an unacceptable precedent. With discussions reaching a critical point, talks continue “in various formats,” said AP.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, P5+1 foreign ministers will get directly involved in trying to consummate a framework deal.<\/p>\n

Israel keeps going all-out to sabotage it. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz spearheads pressuring P5+1 countries against it.<\/p>\n

“We may still have a chance,” he said. “We are not alone. There are still great doubts in the United States as well as in France, even in England,” he claimed.<\/p>\n

Interior Minister Gilad Erdan said “(i)t’s true that a deal is close, and there is a chance that an agreement on basic principles will be reached in the coming days.”<\/p>\n

“But until the final agreement, which is supposed to be signed with Iran by the end of June, there are still a wide range of diplomatic options.”<\/p>\n

“If, God forbid, it happens, Israel will also be required to reassess the whole resulting security situation.”<\/p>\n

His comment borders on threatening war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Around midday Lausanne time, AFP reported Iran and P5+1 countries “reached a provisional agreement on key parts of a deal sharply curtailing Tehran’s nuclear programme, Western diplomats in talks in Switzerland said Sunday.”<\/p>\n

An unnamed diplomat close to talks said Tehran “more or less” agreed to limit the number of its centrifuges by “more than two-thirds.”<\/p>\n

It’ll ship most of its enriched uranium “abroad” – apparently to Russia.<\/p>\n

Iranian diplomats denied reaching a tentative agreement. They called reports “journalistic speculation.”<\/p>\n

An unnamed senior Iranian negotiator said “publication of such information by certain Western media is aimed at creating an atmosphere to disturb the negotiating process.”<\/p>\n

With P5+1 country Foreign Ministers involved, expect talks to continue on remaining sticking points.<\/p>\n

Congress may be the main one. It’s ready to legislatively challenge any deal struck.<\/p>\n

A bipartisan group of 367 House members sent Obama a letter stipulating their demands – in defiance of taking a step toward ending 36 years of imperial arrogance toward Iran.<\/p>\n

Every House and Senate member knows Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and intends staying this way.<\/p>\n

Tehran threatens no one. It hasn’t attacked another country in centuries. It values cooperative relations with all nations.<\/p>\n

The power of Israel and its Lobby keep going all-out to sabotage any prospective deal.<\/p>\n

House members said any agreement “must constrain Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure so that Iran has no pathway to a bomb, and that agreement must be long-lasting.”<\/p>\n

“(I)t will be impossible for the international community to judge Iran\u2019s future breakout time with certainty.”<\/p>\n

They lied knowing Iran has no intention to develop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

No evidence suggests otherwise. Plenty confirms Israel is nuclear armed and dangerous – thanks to considerable US help aiding its program since the 1950s.<\/p>\n

House members lied claiming “Iran’s record of clandestine activity and intransigence prevents any trust in Iran.”<\/p>\n

“(S)hould an agreement with Iran be reached, permanent sanctions relief from congressionally-mandated sanctions would require new legislation.”<\/p>\n

“In reviewing such an agreement, Congress must be convinced that its terms foreclose any pathway to a bomb, and only then will Congress be able to consider permanent sanctions relief.”<\/p>\n

AIPAC owns Congress on matters relating to Israel and US Middle East foreign policy.<\/p>\n

Expect Israeli orchestrated heavy-handed pressure against consummating any final deal if a framework one is reached.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if Obama wants one short of unconditional Iranian surrender to US demands.<\/p>\n

Longstanding US policy calls for regime change – replacing Iranian independence with US controlled stooge governance.<\/p>\n

Nuclear talks are red herring cover for Washington’s real objective. Whatever comes out of current talks, expect US\/Iranian relations to remain largely unchanged.<\/p>\n

Expect Iran bashing to continue – maybe war if Washington hardliners get their way.<\/p>\n

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.<\/p>\n

His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/p>\n

Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.<\/p>\n

Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/p>\n

It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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