Kerry Deal Or No Deal With Iran?
While in Switzerland, Kerry was approached by an individual who told him that friends in Iran are optimistic about a deal. Kerry responded, "Inshallah!," which means "if Allah wills it." |
Media reports strongly indicate that the Iranian nuclear talks have led to an agreement . . . to keep talking. This would be the third extension of these negotiations.
Six weeks ago, Secretary of State John Kerry said it would be "impossible" to extend the talks yet again unless "you really have the outlines of the agreement." It is doubtful that Kerry really has the outlines of a meaningful agreement.
The reported differences are huge: Iran's refusal to accept real inspections, Iran's refusal to surrender its uranium stockpiles and its demand that all sanctions be lifted immediately. Without the first two, any deal is meaningless and lifting all sanctions in exchange for nothing is a non-starter.
Iran is not negotiating in good faith. But don't take my word for it. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij force, said this week that "wiping Israel off the map is not up for negotiation."
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by Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: News broke over the weekend that Western and Iranian negotiators had reached a "tentative agreement" regarding Iran's nuclear program. But reports late last night indicate that the Iranians are now demanding additional concessions.
Iran had agreed to surrender its uranium stockpile to Russia so that it could not be processed into material for a nuclear weapon. Now the Islamic Republic is insisting it be allowed to keep its uranium.
During an interview over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the negotiations, saying, "The dangerous accord which is being negotiated . . . confirms our concerns and even worse."
Netanyahu said the negotiations amounted to "a reward for Iran's aggression," and warned that Iran's ambitions were "dangerous for all of humanity."
It's not surprising that Israel's leader has harsh words for these negotiations. His nation faces an existential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran. But if you question Benjamin Netanyahu's objectivity, consider what Amir Hossein Motaghi has to say about the negotiations.
Motaghi is the former editor of the Iran Student Correspondents Association. According to various reports, Motaghi was a personal aide to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the 2013 elections and may have served as his campaign's communications director. He was in Switzerland covering the nuclear negotiations until he defected over the weekend.
Motaghi says that journalism in Iran is a sham and that the media are heavily censored by the regime. No surprise there. He also blasted the Obama/Kerry team, saying, "The U.S. negotiating team are mainly there to speak on Iran's behalf with other members of the 5+1 countries and convince them of a deal."
If a former top campaign aide to the Iranian president says our negotiators are representing Iran's interests, then Prime Minister Netanyahu is right -- this is a really bad deal.
By the way, what explains the impulse of Obama Administration officials to speak in Arabic? This time it is Secretary of State John Kerry. While reportedly shopping for chocolate in Switzerland, Kerry was approached by an individual who told him that friends in Iran are optimistic about a deal. Kerry responded, "Inshallah!," which means "if Allah wills it."
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families
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