Oman’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the fifth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will be held in Rome this Friday, despite US and Iranian officials being at odds over Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program.
Trump administration officials have been demanding that Iran eliminate its civilian enrichment program, a condition Iranian officials have made clear is a non-starter. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the US demand was “nonsense.”
Republicans in Congress are also demanding that any deal eliminate Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, likely in an effort to sabotage diplomacy and bring the US and Iran closer to war. Axios reported on Wednesday that Israel is preparing to swiftly strike Iran’s nuclear facilities if the US-Iran talks break down.
An Israeli official said that any attack on Iran would not be a one-off, but a military campaign lasting at least a week. The Israeli officials speaking to Axios also confirmed a report from CNN a day earlier that said the US observed Israel making preparations for an attack on Iran.
Israel would require significant US support if it wanted to do real damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, but the CNN report cited an Israeli source who said Israel could launch an attack on its own if the US and Iran were to negotiate what it considers a “bad deal.” Another source said it was more likely Israel would strike Iran to sabotage the talks.
While President Trump previously declined to back an Israeli attack on Iran and opted for diplomacy, he has been threatening to bomb Iran if a deal isn’t reached. The threats come even though US intelligence agencies have recently reaffirmed there’s no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.
Israel isn't going to attack Iran without the US. Iran can defend itself and Israel doesn't attack those it can't dominate; it much prefers bombing tents and burning babies.
Nukes are antiques….. Directed Energy weapons have advanced…
https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/safeguarding-your-research/guidelines-and-tools-implement-research-security/emerging-technology-trend-cards/directed-energy-weapons
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44. The Director General is seriously concerned that the outstanding safeguards issues remain unresolved more than two years after the Board of Governors first decided that it was “essential and urgent in order to ensure verification of the non-diversion of nuclear material” for Iran to clarify those outstanding safeguards issues. These issues stem from Iran’s obligations under its NPT Safeguards Agreement and unless and until Iran resolves them the Agency will not be in a position to provide assurance that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.
45. Iran has neither provided technically credible explanations for the presence of uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at undeclared locations in Iran nor informed the Agency of the current location(s) of the nuclear material and/or of the contaminated equipment involved. Instead, Iran states that it has declared all of the nuclear material, activities and locations required under its Safeguards Agreement. This is inconsistent with the Agency’s assessments of the unexplained nuclear-related activities that took place at all four of the undeclared locations in Iran referred to above, and of the origin of the uranium particles of anthropogenic origin found at three of these locations: these assessments remain unchanged. The Agency is, therefore, at an impasse with regards to resolving these outstanding safeguards issues.
46. Iran’s unilateral decision to stop the implementation of modified Code 3.1, in contravention of its legal obligations set out in Article 39 of the Safeguards Agreement and in the Subsidiary Arrangements, is having a negative impact on the Agency’s ability to provide assurance of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme.
47. The Director General deeply regrets that Iran, despite having indicated a willingness to consider accepting the designation of four additional experienced Agency inspectors, did not accept their
designations.
48. There has been no significant progress in the past 21 months towards implementing the Joint Statement of 4 March 2023. In the context of Iran’s agreement that the Joint Statement continues to provide a framework for cooperation with the Agency and for addressing the outstanding safeguards issues, the Director General calls upon Iran urgently to implement the Joint Statement through serious engagement.
49. The significantly increased production and accumulation of high enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear weapon State to produce such nuclear material, is of serious concern.
50. The Director General will continue to report as appropriate. In response to the Board’s request in its resolution of November 2024, the Director General will produce a comprehensive and updated assessment on the presence and use of undeclared nuclear material in connection with past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. This assessment will include a full account of Iran’s cooperation with the Agency on these issues and address the Agency’s ability to verify Iran’s implementation of its safeguards obligations, including the non-diversion of nuclear material, based on all information available
At least they didn't steal it from the USA with help from traitors at NUMEC and then collect kompromat.
“No Enrichment Means No Deal.” “Trump’s Announcement Crosses All of Iran’s Redlines”. Trump Uses Unlawful Demand as Pretext for War on Iran. https://www.globalresearch.ca/no-enrichment-means-no-deal/5887876
"We have one very, very clear red line, and that is enrichment. We cannot allow even 1% of an enrichment capability.” —Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy, ABC’s “This Week”
“Demanding zero uranium enrichment means NO DEAL.” —Sayed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister
You could have spotted this from a mile away.