Though the details of the IAEA’s report itself have not been made public, officials familiar with it say that the Iranian government basically stopped its expansion of its civilian enrichment program after the election of President Hassan Rouhani.
The report is said to also note that the Arak heavy water reactor’s construction isn’t speeding up in any real way, and that no new components have been added to the reactor since Rouhani’s inauguration.
The report appears to dramatically undercut claims from hawks that Rouhani is using the talks as cover while he expands his nation’s civilian nuclear program, since the program itself appears to be settling down.
The announcement was quickly criticized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, likely on the fear that it could bolster the case for diplomacy, insisting he is “unimpressed” by the report, and the question was never if Iran was still expanding its civilian program, but how to force them to scrap the entirety of the program.
Didn't Hitler tried to conquer Europe? I think they were two countries standing in his way, Britain and Russia. Any similarities here? Iran, Syria.
Iran's nuclear program isn't the real issue. If nuclear weapons were the issue, the rogue state of
Israel built on stolen land should be held accountable for the hundreds of nukes it has. Iran is the
only country (outside Russia and China) perhaps North Korea, that the US Military Industrial
Complex can justify wasting the taxpayers' dollars. 7 billion bucks worth of US war material is
currently being sold as scrap (pennies on the dollar) in Afghanstan. I heard this BS before from
Right-wing flunkies on AIPAC's payroll. The only way Iran can get sanctions lifted is for it to
open up its country's oil reserves for foreign plunder. It turns my stomach listening to political
hacks for Israel dictate policy to the USA.
I expect we'll be getting a similar report from the IAEA about Israel's nuclear program.
Oh, wait. Israel doesn't allow inspection of its nuclear program.
And unlike Iran, Israel's is actually a nuclear WEAPONS program, which is illegal and has produced hundreds of nuclear weapons and is the only state in the middle east to do so.