Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has confirmed that the nation intends to submit a written promise to the UN that their government will never attempt to acquire nuclear weapons.
Details were scant on the matter, but follow a religious fatwa from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbidding the acquisition of such a weapon as a binding matter for Iran’s Shi’ite majority.
The promise is hoped to placate Western nations that have been pressing for war against Iran for “seeking nuclear weapons,” even though Western intelligence agencies have repeatedly confirmed that they aren’t.
Indeed, that confirmation came again today by US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who testified to the Senate that Iran is not attempting to develop nuclear weapons and may never do so. Since this isn’t really “news” to officials privy to the intelligence, the real question is whether they can keep ignoring it with the pledge in the open.
Now that we have a confirmation by the chief.., so what is delaying lifting the embargo.., now that we have the written promise…, what is holding USA and Europe to lift the embargo…, unless the western regimes looking for a situation like Libya when Libya government scraped their atomic technology…, and promised by that lair Tony Blair to help Libya…, look what the very same democratic west did to that country..,
Yes, Iran holds the moral high ground, but this is not the real issue, for our one-world community wants a one-world government to glory in, to worship and adore. For we are our government and if it is a glorious Empire, then all the more are we all most glorious.
For we all deserve to be rich, just ask anyone and the more powerful and wealthy is our government, the sooner shall be my time to be rich. Just ask anyone, that’s what I always say.
Maybe the Iranians know something the rest of us do not…. But…….. It would seem that Iran would be FAR better off NOT counting on the good offices of the West , Russia or China to keep their nuclear armed foe in check, and NOT constantly threatening Iran with terrorism and NUCLEAR attack. As the white glove genocide of the Palestinians gathers pace, it would seen smarter for Iran to adopt an "everything is on the table' approach to "everything"…..
Iran already made this promise when it signed the Treaty, as does every non-nuclear power that signs. It went an extra step and made it a religious issue never to do so. The letter does not really add to that.
If viewed as a chess move, the letter could be something they expect will be spurned, as has everything else they have done. By that thinking, it was sent as a step in a process, sent, spurned, then something else in response.
Viewed that way, this could be their opening to declare that they will go for a weapon. It could be their opening to change their diplomatic approach. It opens possibilities for them, and has no other good reason to have been sent.
The West had better be careful with this. Arrogance is what got us to a North Korean bomb. Let's not do it again. We are letting Netan-yahoo set the terms of our conduct, and he is a loon. That will only come out badly for us.
It will not help…Israel and US incl. Internacional Banksters need war against Iran…
Only clear partnership with China and Russia will prevent this only Duo Evil – Israel/US against any aggression and WW3…..World should rather focus on only etnocracy and real and constant violator of human rights, colonist entity – temporary province in Palestine – called Israel.
UN should bring serious idea about dismanteling Israel or min. change the status about disarmed Zionist place …
Place was mistake and biggest embarisment of UN to this day. There need to be a speedy peacefull disolutiion of Israel to save Humanity….Every informed person knows that. peter czech
Didn't N. Korea make the same promise during the Clinton administration? Maybe their friends in Iran learned from them.
The U.S. broke its promises first.
They didn't start developing nukes again until years after harassment (without proof, as in Iraq) from the W. Bush administration and the complete abrogation of the Agreed Framework of 1994. Check your history.
Maybe Iran is right ,a no nuke promise. They can develope missiles with large payloads of explosives. When you can fire hundreds of missiles you can cause a lot of distruction. The enemy would be hard pressed to retailate with nuclear weapons! Once they lift these sanctions Iran will become a world power. They are trying to hold Iran down because of Israel. If there was no Israel USA would have no problem with Iran.
That's nice, but I doubt it will dissuade Israel and her supporters from continuing to push for sanctions and worse. The reason is, I suspect, that the brouhaha over nuclear weapons is just a red herring. The real concern is Iran's influence in the region, especially following the overthrow of Hussein in Iraq, and Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas.