On Monday, CIA Director William Burns said the US does not have evidence that Iran has decided to weaponize its nuclear program.
The CIA “doesn’t see any evidence that Iran’s Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] has made a decision to move to weaponize,” Burns told The Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO Council, The Times of Israel reported.
Burns’ admission comes a week after the US and Iran resumed indirect negotiations in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. The latest round of talks concluded Friday and are expected to resume this Thursday.
Israeli officials have been claiming that Iran is only trying to buy time with the negotiations as it secretly develops a nuclear bomb. For decades now, Israel has been making similar warnings, but Iran has always insisted it does not want nuclear weapons and Israel is currently the only nuclear-armed state in the region.
Burns’ comments counter the Israeli claims and could be a sign that the US might be breaking from Israel on the issue. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett demanded to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the US must “immediately” halt negotiations with Iran.
trying to buy time??
They have had the technical expertise to build a bomb for 40 years if they wanted one they would have it.
CIA Chief: No Evidence Iran Has Decided to Develop a Nuclear Weapon
Because they don’t need them!
They probably do need them.
USA wants all its potential adversaries to stick to conventional weapons so that the USA can invade and bomb at will. Nukes are the great equalizer.
Once you get a nuke, USA cannot amass troops on your border for months ahead of an invasion.
Hi:
I’m a peace activist but… Part of me feels, in a nuclear world (and as Foodoo suggests) having a nuke or two would perhaps give the Iranians some extra distance and protection from its adversaries… They could act as a kind of equalizer, again as Foodoo suggests.
(Forgive me for being repetitive Foodoo.)
well if trump was still POTUS that CIA chief would be fired
He still might be if biden rolls over iseral.
This has been our Intelligence’s consistent message since 2005. So, what’s the reason or need for a “nuclear deal” or sanctions then …?
The Persians tried to outsmart the West by “giving up” something they didn’t want and weren’t pursuing. They agreed to the JCPOA to assuage the West and discovered that the West, and Israel, didn’t care. A few successful sabotage attempts and murders of nuclear scientists later, I think they’ve discovered the error of negotiating with the West.
And here Iran only signed the NPT (ratified as well), which Israel has not done. Hence, no inspections by the IAEA. There is a better chance of the sun flaming out tomorrow than Israel allowing that. (I believe Israel now has a couple of Dolphin class nuclear subs)
I hold that Biden has maneuvered himself into a JCPOA-hole from which he cannot escape without ending the Trump-imposed penalties.
Iran doesn’t need nukes to tweak with Israel. Just look at them. They only need the crude capability to drive the zionists crazy. However that isn’t going to stop the US and Israel continuing conflict over the lie.
Burns also says the Russians have no plans to invade… Iran isn’t building a bomb and the Russians are NOT coming! The two pillars of US foreign policy have been undermined by the one man in the Government who should know.
This may be the first steps in a long climb down from the branch we’re so precariously sitting on.
Burns may just be the only honest man in this Biden administration.
This might be a faint signal that the Biden administration is ready to break from Israel on other issues.
The Golan Heights, the USS Liberty, and banning foreign aid to Israel would be important topics for discussion.
Biden is owned by Israel to the backbone of his soul. Burns will be burnt (sorry).
It has never been about nukes. That was just the old WMD bogey for us rubes. Zionist regional hegemony has been the object since 1898.
Israel owns Washington and 50 state legislatures.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815
http://ibaness.org/bnejss/2017_03_03/07_Fildi%C5%9F.pdf
It is not regional hegemony. It is world hegemony they want. US is their tool.Slaves
USS Liberty only? Kennedy clan assassinations? Jeffry Epstein’ But you will not ban aid. Not only that you will be sending your kids to fight and die for Israel.Israel is not boycotting China Olympics like Canada or UK or other allies. What you can do about it. Let Biden ask about it,he will never dare to, but should he, he will get a hard kick on his face. And those robots in the Congress will enthusiastically applaud heartily for doing so
Well, in addition to our conversation, Iranian media is being blocked:
https://www.presstv.com
I pay my damn taxes. I am an adult. I think I should be able to decide whether or not I can read Iranian news without assistance from the US government!
You pay your tax.You are an adult. Agreed. But you are a slave of Israel also. Don’t forget it. Your fate will decided by Israel. And only Israel
I must take your words into full account Joji. best-donna
Try https://www.presstv.ir/
It worked and thank you very much!
Iran would be crazy if they weren’t working towards building a nuke in some capacity. It’s their only chance for survival.
I am a peace activist but I find myself thinking along the same lines as you.
The problem is you need more than One nuke. Of course Iran cannot match US nukes for a counter attack retaliation. But they can for Israel…! So they need at least 5 of them to annihilate the small country of Israel in retaliation if attacked…!
So they (Iranians) know this fact and conclude it is better not to make any nukes at all…!
Who is William Burns? He is only the chief of CIA. Not the chief of AIPAC or ADL to decide if Iran will develop nukes or not.Action should be taken or not will be decided by them only.Burns or Biden should not exceed their brief. In fact just three hours ago Reuters has reported “As diplomacy stutters, U.S., Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario -U.S. official” There will be no discussion. Israel will just give the order. Its slave, the USA will comply.
AIPAC. The tail wagging the dog. Palestinians dying, losing everything. Threatening Iran with annihilation. Why? Because they can. Israel has the bomb. Perhaps as many as 400. Israel has a Navy, Army, Air Force, tanks, howitzers, thousands of IDF minions, two dolphin class nuclear subs. Worse, Israel is controlled by a bunch of crazed Zionists. Crazed people will do crazed things. And here we are, feeding the monster to the tune of $38 billion over the next 10 years. Also, the IDF has been kind enough to team American police cadets the art of subduing and killing, an art developed in Gaza and the West Bank. Israel also has the most effective public relations machine the world has ever seen.
Whatever you said are all true. absolutely so.Also about the last statement about the most effective public relations machine.This blog, antiwar.com is Israel’s tool although” By Way Of Deception”Try to expose Zionists for what they really are, you will be banished.
No, you won’t be banished for “trying to expose Zionists for what they really are.” People do that here every day with no problems.
Fortunately for you, you won’t even be banished for lying about Antiwar.com.