The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued an assessment Tuesday addressing Israeli allegations of a “secret” Iranian nuclear program. The UN watchdog says there are “no credible indications” of any Iranian activities after 2009.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a presentation Monday intended to give President Trump a justification for killing the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran. Netanyahu’s evidence, however, centered on research conducted before 2003, and which was well-known.
Netanyahu tried to present the old research, and then conclude that more secret activities are ongoing. The IAEA, however, has a level of access within Iran unrivaled by any other safeguards agreement in the world. That access means claims of a whole additional secret program aren’t particularly credible, and has led European countries to warn killing the P5+1 deal would threaten that access.
Iranian officials have also denied Israeli allegations of an ongoing program, saying Netanyahu “can’t stop crying wolf.” That seems to be the general consensus across most of the world, though President Trump is still expected to withdraw the US from the nuclear deal, and will likely use Netanyahu’s allegations as political cover for the international backlash.
Netanyahu’s ‘performance’ was embarrassing. This was clearly staged as pretext for Trump’s exit plan. It would also indicate the rising possibility for conflict with Iran…
Oh I believe Netanyahu would like to see this foolish agreement ended . I see no possible reason why we should let Iran have nuclear bombs . That does not mean we should start a war and take their oil . What is wrong with a little 100 ICBM attack like Trump gave Syria for a suspected gas attack .
1) Why is it any of the US’s business whether or not Iran has nuclear bombs?
2) The available evidence — including the “evidence” just presented by Netanyahu — is that if Iran ever had a nuclear weapons program, it shut down prior to 2004.
3) Netanyahu might have standing to complain about any other regime having nuclear weapons when and if the rogue nuclear state he heads joins the Non-Proliferation Treaty and declares and starts decommissioning its own nukes. Until then, he’s just another petty crook running his yapper.
According to NRA ideology of home defense, all nations have the right to nukes, and the ICBMs to deliver them.
1) It isn’t the US’s business whether or not Iran has nuclear weapons.
2) Bibzy might have standing to complain about any other regime having nukes, when and if the rogue nuclear state he heads joins the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and declares and starts decommissioning its own nukes. Until then, he’s just another petty crook running his mouth.
Actually, Bibzy’s been crying wolf about Iran’s non-existent nukes for years, so, this isn’t anything new, he’s a total lunatic, period.
So, did you fall on your head?
“a little 100 ICBM attack? ” Sorry –but you have lost your mind.
Or clearly you have never had a hold of the facts as our attack on Syria didn’t involve a single ICBM
We live in a post-truth era, where pathetic reality show actors like Bibi and Trump put on badly-staged productions like this one. The point is not to even be believable, but that the same BS, said over and over again like some kind of mantra, eventually becomes the pretext for another f-ing war. We don’t have the collective memory here in the United States of Amnesia to realize how we are being played. We’re just one horrible false-flag event away from war with Iran and Russia. Heaven help us.
Another example Thomas:
A US court today has ordered Iran to pay 6 billion dollars to families of victims of 911, even though there were no Iranian high-jackers. The court’s contention is that Iran trained the terrorists. Now, that would imply that two countries who despise each other, Iran and Saudi Arabia co-operated on some level, which is ludicrous. Also, this judgement is handed down right after Bibi’s performance?
https://www.rt.com/usa/425625-judge-iran-pay-911-victims/
Interesting, Iran mounted no defense, so the judge must rule for the plaintiff. I guess if someone sued me for planning 9/11, I wouldn’t hire a defense either. Of course, to many American droolers, I suppose this proves their guilt.
Hi Dave:
I know people who still believe Iraq carried out 9/11! best-dv
Sure it is not believable. But the MSM will parrot it over and over again in sound-bites and it will be accepted as fact by the credulous Look how incredibly important even the tense of the verbs has proven to be. Initially the US report said “Iran has” a secret nuclear weapons program. Only days later it corrects it to “Iran had”…. But alas it is too late and the impact has been achieved.
And there was no new statement issued like that article told us, just a correction on the web site. That way the bullsh*t sticks.
I believe you are being generous Thomas. Amnesia is not the main reason, it is that a large segment of our population love war, and don’t give a hoot about the reason. These are our neighbors, some, I’m sure, are fine people.
To my neighbors, war is like a video game. If you don’t have your son fighting in it, or your house blown up like so many in Syria… Who cares?
“The point is not to even be believable, but that the same BS, said over and over again like some kind of mantra, eventually becomes the pretext for another f-ing war.”
Worked for Hitler.
It worked even better for Stalin.
It’s not a contest. A tyrant is a tyrant, Hitler, Stalin, Washington, Hamilton, take your pick.
Netanyahu is the world’s most depressing prop comic. He should take his rinky-dink slide show and move to Vegas with Carrot Top and all the other hacks.
Netanyaho knows that the MSM will keep playing his show and little or no rebuttal will be published. Very much like his show before Iraq was invaded.