Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to 'secret' exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report
Source: Reuters
The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a report reviewed by Reuters.
The report is to be published on Thursday by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security, said the think tanks president David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector and co-author of the report. It is based on information provided by several officials of governments involved in the negotiations, who Albright declined to identify.
Reuters could not independently verify the report's assertions.
"The exemptions or loopholes are happening in secret, and it appears that they favor Iran," Albright said.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-exemptions-exclusive-idUSKCN1173LA
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)or Hillary or anyone else who SWORE up and down that the safeguards were in place to make sure Iran adhered to the agreement. Anything that proves bibi right about anything isn't good news.
karynnj
(59,474 posts)If you remember, the Republicans fought against a US company buying heavy water ---- even though it was essential to remove it from Iran. In other words, the Republicans with their neo buddies and probably Israel did and are doing everything under their power to make it impossible for Iran TO COMPLY.
None of these "revelations" no matter how packaged by a neo con -- and the guy quoted is a neo con -- change the fact that Iran is now fixed at about 1 year from having a bomb ... and Netanyahu himself said they were at 2 months before the deal. Add to that that there is monitoring.
PS any time you start to think Bibi was right on this, remember that Israeli defense people STOPPED him from bombing Iran before the deal. Not to mention, many sane people in Israeli government have said that Iran not having a bomb makes Israel safer.
jehop61
(1,735 posts)Reuters could not independently verify the report's assertions.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)UN weapons inspectors are suspect in your book?
karynnj
(59,474 posts)no matter how Reuters claimed he was neutral -- was jaundiced on every assessment he made.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)the mullahs in Iran better than you do.
karynnj
(59,474 posts)If Bibi were American, would you support him or see him as right wing and a hawk?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)anywhere but in the US. Other country's conservatives are not like ours. Yes, he's a hawk - but only in defense of Israel which I would expect of any leader of their country. If Canada was shooting missiles into Michigan, yes, I would expect my President to do anything he/she could to put a stop to it. I also trust bibi a shitload more than I trust the mullahs in Iran.
karynnj
(59,474 posts)No one trusts Iran.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)since Pres Obama isn't the only one involved here. I don't trust France, I don't trust Germany, I REALLY don't trust Russia - like a lot of right wingers, you want to make this as if it were only Pres Obama and Iran who were part of this deal. That's not the truth.
karynnj
(59,474 posts)There is no one in government that I trust more than John Kerry, but on this deal, while saying it would not have happened without him, I actually trust the deal more because Secretary Moniz was key on all the nuclear issues. Moniz was an MIT nuclear physics professor before becoming Secretary of Energy. I trust both Moniz and Kerry on a personal level. Both are known for their honesty and integrity. However, Moniz is speaking from PERSONAL expertise on nuclear issues. This precludes any argument that while he is sincere, he could be fooled by "experts".
As to Netanyahu, even his allies in Israel do not go out of their way to call him honest. In fact, before the last election, he told a far right group that he was against the 2 state solution - something he had backed. Then days after winning, he was back to him prior (not very believable ) position. So, with Netanyahu, the only reason to believe him is because you think you know his motivation and for that reason, you agree.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)the mullahs in Iran when it comes to matters of trust. I wouldnt' trust those motherfuckers if they told me it was daytime. Are you understanding that yet?
karynnj
(59,474 posts)have to say it is not based on trust. Moniz led on designing the way things will be monitored. What you intentionally ignore is that many things that Iran HAD to do before the January implementation of the deal were real and make a nuclear bomb far less likely.
1) The amount of uranium was reduced from the level where they had sufficient enriched uranium for several bombs. They were in a position, where if they decided to do so, it would take 2 months to get nuclear weapons. Now, they do not have anywhere near enough enriched uranium to make even one bomb. If they decided to violate the agreement, it would take about a year and we would know they were trying - something we would not have known without the agreement and monitoring.
2) They filled critical areas of a plutonium reactor with cement - destroying it in a way that it could not be restored.
The fact is - in terms of Iran getting a nuclear bomb - even Bibi knows that it is less likely now than it was a year ago when the deal was made.
The truth is that for many people - Bibi and the neo cons - the issue was NEVER just Iran getting a bomb. Their problem is that making this deal has made Iran less a pariah nation. If you read their statements, they really would have preferred permanent increasingly onerous sanctions. Why? They were making like incredibly hard for many in Iran. You might want to read the various articles on the impact of less severe sanctions for a decade on Iraq. Some actually preferred bombing Iran.
Are you understanding what the alternatives to negotiating this deal were? Do you understand that the details of this deal are better than anyone hoped for, especially in terms of monitoring? Do you understand that ANY deal would not have met Netanyahu's approval unless it involved regime change as well?
bananas
(27,509 posts)Imperialism Inc.
(2,495 posts)It was reported to the congress nearly 8 months ago. Some allowances for unrecoverable uranium in waste products, to keep the very important deal on track. Not a big deal at all.