According to a senator who attended a gathering at the White House, Obama again aired a sense of pessimism as brokers of the nuclear talks missed another self-imposed deadline, while his administration attempted to deny allegations that it is desperate for an agreement, Politico reported.
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The aftermath of the agreement would be grim for the region, as Israel is likely to react preemptively in anticipation of Iranian threat. Consequently, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has maintained several red lines for the current nuclear negotiations including the denial of foreign access to Iranian military sites and the obstruction of interviews with Iranian nuclear scientists.
Iran and the group P5+1 (the United States, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) are holding negotiations to reach a comprehensive agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. “We can’t wait forever”, he said. Barry Goldwater’s challenge in 1964, Mike Huckabee has redone the “Daisy” video to blast the pending Obama nuclear deal with Iran.
Khamenei made clear that Iran would no longer accept even the agreed-to 10-year limit on Iranian nuclear activity, insisted that Iran’s research into new, advanced nuclear technology continue unabated, demanded that all sanctions be lifted immediately, and rejected wide-ranging worldwide inspections.
Gold questioned the truthfulness of Zarif’s claims, and the idea that Iran, one of the largest economic supporters of global terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, would be a viable partner in the fight against terrorism. It is for this reason that those truly concerned about Obama’s legacy should oppose a deal. “So if you think the Middle East is volatile now, just wait”. It advocates for crippling sanctions on Iran, including medicines, as a way to cause domestic hardship and internal turmoil and its experts are leading advocates for a USA military strike on Iran.
“Iran will nearly certainly become the preeminent power in the gulf”.
If there is a deal, Iran’s nuclear programme might be reined in, but the very real Arab concern is that the loosening of sanctions and unfreezing of assets will give Iran an immediate boost in revenues (estimated to be at least $150 billion). The message, albeit a insane one, is that if Iran is allowed to get a nuclear weapon, it will attack the US.
However, he added that it’s still too early to comment on a potential deal. Iran can not emerge from a deal feeling that it has carte blanc to meddle in the affairs of the Arab states. It claims that Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terror and is racing toward a nuclear weapons capability. “The phasing of sanctions relief and the so-called “snap back provisions” that the administration wants emphasized as a guard against Iranian cheating, have been shown to be more words than substance”. “America’s Gulf allies have humored President Obama as he has inaugurated a new strategic dialogue, but they have no confidence that he will actually deliver on what they consider to be their vital needs”, Doran said.
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If a deal is sent to Congress after Thursday, the review period would be doubled to 60 days, increasing the chance that the deal could unravel.
