Iran Nuclear Deal Reached

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[h=1]Iran's mixed messages[/h]


Hassan Rouhani, speaks of moderation, but its military, led by the high command of the Revolutionary Guards, continues with its saber-rattling.

While Rouhani spoke of harmony and understanding, the head of Iran’s navy was singing a different tune - touting plans to build a fleet of speedboats that will bolster the Islamic Republic’s maritime force.

"Based on the fifth five-year (development) plan, we should materialize our objective of mass-producing military speedboats with the speed of 80 knots per hour,” Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi told an assembled crowd in Tehran. “This is a formidable speed in the world's navies."

"Therefore, we should try to mass-produce speedboats that can traverse at the speed of 80 knots (per hour) and are equipped with missiles with a range of 100km; the vessels no one can catch," he added.

 

[The Guesser]

A Nuclear Deal Isn’t Going to “Empower” Iran
Posted By Daniel Larison On May 26, 2015 @ 10:14 am In

One of the latest talking points from Iran hawks against any deal with Iran is that sanctions relief will enable the regime to use its new revenues to increase support for its proxies and allies. Like other hawkish objections to a deal, this is mistaken [SUP][1][/SUP]:

But with the budget strained by last year’s heavy fall in oil prices, and public expectations of improved socio-economic conditions in the event of a deal, the authorities will face pressure to invest new funds at home.
“The idea that Iran is going to have its pockets full of cash that it can use for discretionary purposes, I think is exaggerated,” Charles Hollis, managing director for the Middle East at FTI Consulting, said.
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The hawks’ claim [SUP][2][/SUP] that a deal will “empower” Iran is as overstated [SUP][3][/SUP] as their other warnings [SUP][4][/SUP] about growing Iranian influence. For the most part, this objection is just an attempt by Iran hawks to change the subject from the nuclear issue, where they have already lost the argument, to fear-mongering about Iran’s regional policies. Nonetheless, it’s important to understand that the Iran hawks are most likely as wrong about this as they have been on everything else involving Iran for the last decade.
But even if the Iran hawks were correct that a post-deal Iran would use most of its new resources to increase support for its proxies and allies, that would be a necessary and acceptable trade-off as part of an agreement to restrict and monitor Iran’s nuclear program. Furthermore, if Iranian influence really were expanding as much as they (wrongly) claim, that would make it that much more important to impose restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran hawks used to insist [SUP][5][/SUP] that limiting Iran’s nuclear program ought to be the main priority, and now that there is a realistic chance of doing so they have changed their priorities and insist that checking Iran’s regional influence is more important. When they aren’t setting impossible goals for U.S. diplomacy, Iran hawks want to switch to an entirely different debate to obscure the reality that they have already lost the debate over the negotiations.
The other major flaw in the hawks’ objection to sanctions relief is that international support for sanctions is very likely to decrease whether a deal is reached or not. Many states that have been cooperative in limiting their dealings with Iran until now will see little reason to continue applying pressure indefinitely, and they will have strong incentives to resume normal business. Whatever Iran’s government decides to do with the new revenues it gets from sanctions relief, it will soon enough be doing it with or without a nuclear deal. As far as the U.S. and its genuine allies are concerned, it would be much better to get an agreement that limits the nuclear program before international support for sanctions disappears.

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/a-nuclear-deal-isnt-going-to-empower-iran/

 

[superbeets]

NEWS
IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS
JUN 3 2015, 4:19 PM ET


[h=1]State Dept. vs NYT in Twitter Fight on Iran[/h]by ABIGAIL WILLIAMS


The State Department took to the Twitter-verse and doubled down Wednesday on their objections to aNew York Times report that Iran's increased nuclear fuel stockpile presented a major obstacle to reaching a June 30th deadline on nuclear negotiations with that country.
The article cited a report released Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations organization charged with monitoring nuclear treaty compliance. The New York Times interpreted the report as showing that Tehran has increased its stockpile of nuclear fuel by 20% over the last 18 months.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf vociferously disagreed with that take and has insisted that western officials fully expected Iran's stockpile to fluctuate calling it "routine, "absolutely normal" and "allowable," for them to do so.
The reporter, David Sanger, took to Twitter to defend his work.

 

[superbeets]

June 3, 2015 5:46 pm

Iran is continuing to develop missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons despite an interim agreement on its nuclear programs, according to a Pentagon report.
“Although Iran has paused progress in some areas of its nuclear program and fulfilled its obligations under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), it continues to develop technological capabilities that also could be applicable to nuclear weapons, including ballistic missile development,” a one-page unclassified summary of the report says.

 

[SheriffJoe]

BREAKING: ASSOCIATED PRESS REVEALS SECRET DEAL THAT ALLOWS IRAN TO EXPAND NUKE PROGRAM!

Posted by The Right Scoop on Jul 18, 2016 at 2:24 PM in Politics | 16 Comments

Remember those secret side deals that Obama refused to let Congress see?

Well here’s why:

THE AP – A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program will ease in slightly more than a decade, halving the time Tehran would need to build a bomb.

The document is the only secret text linked to last year’s agreement between Iran and six foreign powers. It says that after a period between 11 to 13 years, Iran can replace its 5,060 inefficient centrifuges with up to 3,500 advanced machines.

Since those are five times as efficient, the time Iran would need to make a weapon would drop from a year to six months.

Two diplomats providing the information Monday demanded anonymity because they weren’t authorized to do so.
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Well isn’t that dandy. It’s a wonder Iran doesn’t have nukes already

Read more: http://therightscoop.com/breaking-a...ws-iran-to-expand-nuke-program/#ixzz4EmyTfcha

 

[Dave007inVegas]

^^^

Every deal Obama orchestrates is a colossal failure. From healthcare to the nuclear deal with Iran and everything in between.

Oh the irony!

 

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[h=1]Navy patrol ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel less than 24 hours after footage showed another Iranian Revolutionary Guard craft came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze[/h]

• USS Squall fired three warning shots at Iranian patrol boats on Wednesday

• Incident was one of three confrontations between American and Iranian vessels on the same day, the Pentagon confirmed

• On Tuesday, the USS Nitze was forced to change course after being 'harassed' by four Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels

• General Hosein Dehghan said that Iran will continue to warn and confront any vessels that stray into its territorial waters

By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

 

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A U.S. Navy patrol boat was forced to fire three warning shots at Iranian vessels less than 24 hours after another US missile carrier was 'harassed' in an 'unsafe manor'.
The USS Squall fired shots at approaching Iranian vessels on Wednesday, barely a day after the USS Nitze was forced to change course and fired flares after Iranian patrol boats came within 300 yards at speed.
The incident involving the USS Squall was just one of three separate confrontations involving American and Iranian ships in a single day, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said.

The USS Squall (pictured) was forced to fire three warning shots at Iranian patrol vessels on Wednesday, just a day after the USS Nitze was forced to change course after being 'harassed'

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Navy officials said four Iranian revolutionary Guard vessels approached the Nitze (pictured) at high speed and behaved in an 'unsafe and unprofessional' manner

 

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News of the altercations emerged as Iran said it will continue to warn and confront any vessels that stray into its waters.
General Hosein Dehghan told the semi-official Tasnim news agency that 'if any foreign vessel enters our waters, we warn them, and if it’s an invasion, we confront.'
He added that Iranian boats patrol to monitor traffic and foreign vessels.
The USS Nitze was passing through international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow and strategic waterway between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, when it was confronted on Tuesday.
Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels 'harassed' the Nitze, a U.S. defense official said.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday that two of the Iranian vessels came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze in an incident that was 'unsafe and unprofessional.'

 

[superbeets]

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Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels (one pictured) 'harassed' a U.S. warship, the USS Nitze, on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said.

The vessels harassed the destroyer by 'conducting a high speed intercept and closing within a short distance of Nitze, despite repeated warnings,' the official said.
IRGC, the Islamic Republic's praetorian guard, is suspicious of U.S. military activity near Iran's borders and appears to be sticking to a familiar posture in the Gulf that predates last year's nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers, including the United States.
The United States and other countries are concerned about Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its ballistic missile program, and its backing for Shiite militias that have abused civilians in Iraq.

 

[superbeets]

The U.S. defense official said that in Tuesday's incident, the USS Nitze tried to communicate with the Iranian vessels 12 times, but received no response.
It also fired 10 flares in the direction of two of the Iranian vessels.
'The Iranian high rate of closure... created a dangerous, harassing situation that could have led to further escalation, including additional defensive measures by Nitze,' the official said.
USS Nitze had to change course in order to distance itself from the Iranian vessels, the official said, adding that the incident could have led to a diplomatic protest, but the United States does not have diplomatic relations with Iran.
It remains to be seen whether these actions were carried out by rogue Revolutionary Guard commanders or sanctioned by senior officials in Tehran, said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
'For four decades the Revolutionary Guard have been told that America is the greatest threat to the Islamic Revolution,' said Sadjadpour.
'This institutional culture hasn't changed after the nuclear deal,' he added.

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The encounter occurred in international waters in the strait, a vitally important choke point with Iran to its north and the United Arab Emirates to the south

The encounter occurred in international waters in the strait, a vitally important choke point with Iran to its north and the United Arab Emirates to the south.
This was not the first maritime scare between the United States and Iran.
In January, 10 U.S. sailors aboard two patrol craft were detained by the IRGC when they inadvertently entered Iranian territorial waters.
They were released the next day after being held for about 15 hours.
The Gulf separates Iran from its regional rival Saudi Arabia and a U.S. naval base in Bahrain.

 

[superbeets]

Iran will stop this nonsense when the Wimp-in-Chief is out of the White House

 

[busterhyman]

always taught that three strikes and your out.should have blown them out of the water on third shot

 

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[h=1]Netanyahu’s speech at 2016 UN General Assembly[/h]
[FONT=&quot]"So my point to you is this: The threat Iran poses to all of us is not behind us, it’s before us. In the coming years, there must be a sustained and united effort to push back against Iran’s aggression and Iran’s terror. With the nuclear constraints on Iran one year closer to being removed, let me be clear: Israel will not allow the terrorist regime in Iran to develop nuclear weapons – not now, not in a decade, not ever."


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- AUGUST 17, 2016 -

OBAMA GETS HIS WISH AS IRAN IS THE DOMINANT “REGIONAL POWER”

Reports That 100,000 Iran-Backed Militants Are Operating In Iraq Shows Once Again That The Clinton-Obama Policy Towards Iran Has Been An Abject Failure



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According To U.S. Officials, 100,000 Iran-Backed Fighters Are Currently In Iraq:




“As Many As 100,000 Iranian-Backed Shiite Militia Are Now Fighting On The Ground In Iraq, According To U.S. Military Officials.” “As many as 100,000 Iranian-backed Shiite militia are now fighting on the ground in Iraq, according to U.S. military officials -- raising concerns that should the Islamic State be defeated, it may only be replaced by another anti-American force that fuels further sectarian violence in the region.” (Lucas Tomlinson, “US officials: Up To 100,000 Iran-Backed Fighters Now In Iraq,”Fox News, 8/16/16)




There Are Reports That “Qassem Soleimani, An Iranian General Who Commands The Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, Is Now On The Ground Outside Mosul.” “Even more troubling to the U.S. military are reports that Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian general who commands the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, is now on the ground outside Mosul ahead of an expected operation to retake Iraq’s second-largest city which has been under ISIS control for the past two years.” (Lucas Tomlinson, “US officials: Up To 100,000 Iran-Backed Fighters Now In Iraq,”Fox News, 8/16/16)




Clinton Takes Credit For Helping Push Through The Iran Nuclear Deal:


Clinton Has Touted Her Work In Being “Part Of The Coalition That Brought Us To The Point Of This Agreement.” CLINTON: “Having been part of the coalition that brought us to the point of this agreement, I think we will have to immediately upon completion of this agreement and its rigorous enforcement, look to see how we build a coalition to try to prevent and undermine Iran’s bad behaviors in other arenas.” (Hillary Clinton, Remarks On U.S. Iran Nuclear Deal, Washington, D.C., 7/14/15)



Clinton: “I'm Very Proud Of The Iran Nuclear Agreement. I Was Very Pleased To Be Part Of What The President Put Into Action When He Took Office.” CLINTON: “Well, I'm very proud of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. I was very pleased to be part of what the president put into action when he took office. I was responsible for getting those sanctions imposed which put the pressure on Iran. It brought them to the negotiating table which resulted in this agreement.” (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Democrat Primary Debate, Charleston, SC, 1/17/16)



Clinton: “I Was Responsible For Getting Those Sanctions Imposed Which Put The Pressure On Iran. It Brought Them To The Negotiating Table Which Resulted In This Agreement.” CLINTON: “Well, I'm very proud of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. I was very pleased to be part of what the president put into action when he took office. I was responsible for getting those sanctions imposed which put the pressure on Iran. It brought them to the negotiating table which resulted in this agreement.” (Hillary Clinton,Remarks At Democrat Primary Debate, Charleston, SC, 1/17/16)




Iran Is Recognized As “The Foremost State Sponsor Of Terrorism”:



National Director Of Intelligence James Clapper: “Iran—The Foremost State Sponsor Of Terrorism—Continues To Exert Its Influence In Regional Crises In The Middle East.” “Iran—the foremost state sponsor of terrorism—continues to exert its influence in regional crises in the Middle East through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—Qods Force (IRGC-QF), its terrorist partner Lebanese Hizballah, and proxy groups. It also provides military and economic aid to its allies in the region. Iran and Hizballah remain a continuing terrorist threat to US interests and partners worldwide. (James R. Clapper, Statement For The Record, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, PP. 10, 2/9/16)



The State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism Listed Iran As A State Sponsor Of Terrorism And Said That They Had Increased Their Activity In 2015.“Designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1984, Iran continued its terrorist-related activity in 2015, including support for Hizballah, Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza, and various groups in Iraq and throughout the Middle East. In 2015, Iran increased its assistance to Iraqi Shia terrorist groups, including Kata’ib Hizballah (KH), which is a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, as part of an effort to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and bolster the Asad regime in Syria. Iran used the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to implement foreign policy goals, provide cover for intelligence operations, and create instability in the Middle East. The IRGC-QF is Iran’s primary mechanism for cultivating and supporting terrorists abroad.” (State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism, U.S. State Department, Chapter 3-State Sponsored Terrorism, 6/2/16)



Iran Has Been Funding Terrorist Groups Working Against U.S Interests In Their Region:



Iran Has Been Assisting Hizballah Rearm Since 2006 And Has Given Their Organization In Lebanon “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars.” “Since the end of the 2006 Israeli-Hizballah conflict in 2006, Iran has also assisted in rearming Hizballah, in direct violation of UNSCR 1701. Iran has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support of Hizballah in Lebanon and has trained thousands of its fighters at camps in Iran. These trained fighters have used these skills in direct support of the Asad regime in Syria and, to a lesser extent, in support of operations against ISIL in Iraq. They have also carried out isolated attacks along the Lebanese border with Israel.” (State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism, U.S. State Department, Chapter 3-State Sponsored Terrorism, 6/2/16)



Iran Has Funded And Armed Shia Terrorist Groups In Iraq That Have “Exacerbated Sectarian Tensions In Iraq And Have Committed Serious Human Rights Abuses Against Primarily Sunni Civilians.” “In Iraq, Iranian combat forces employed rockets, artillery, and drones against ISIL. Iran also increased its arming and funding of Iraqi Shia terrorist groups in an effort to reverse ISIL gains in Iraq. Many of these groups, such as KH, have exacerbated sectarian tensions in Iraq and have committed serious human rights abuses against primarily Sunni civilians. The IRGC-QF, in concert with Hizballah, provided training outside of Iraq, as well as advisors inside Iraq for Shia militants in the construction and use of advanced weaponry. Similar to Hizballah fighters, many of these trained Shia militants have used these skills to fight for the Asad regime in Syria or against ISIL in Iraq.” (State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism, U.S. State Department, Chapter 3-State Sponsored Terrorism, 6/2/16)




Iran Has Been Funding Hamas And Other Terrorist Groups Carrying Out Attacks Against Israel. “Iran has historically provided weapons, training, and funding to Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups, including Palestine Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command. These Palestinian terrorist groups have been behind a number of deaths from attacks originating in Gaza and the West Bank. Although Hamas’s ties to Tehran have been strained due to the Syrian civil war, both sides took steps in 2015 to repair relations. Iran continued to declare its vocal support for Palestinian terrorist groups and its hostility to Israel in 2015. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Admiral Ali Shamkhani sought to frame a series of individual Palestinian attacks on Israeli security forces in the West Bank as a new “Intifada” in a speech on November 25.” (State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism, U.S. State Department, Chapter 3-State Sponsored Terrorism, 6/2/16)



Iran Has Remained Unwilling To Bring Justice To Senior al-Qa’ida (AQ) Members.“Iran remained unwilling to bring to justice senior al-Qa’ida (AQ) members it continued to detain and refused to publicly identify the members in its custody. Iran previously allowed AQ facilitators to operate a core facilitation pipeline through Iran since at least 2009, enabling AQ to move funds and fighters to South Asia and Syria.” (State Department’s Annual Country Report On Terrorism, U.S. State Department, Chapter 3-State Sponsored Terrorism, 6/2/16)



It Was Reported That The Obama Administration Shipped $400 Million In Hard Currency To The Iranian Government:




This Year The Obama Administration “Secretly Organized An Airlift Of $400 Million Worth Of Cash To Iran” Via “Wooden Pallets Stacked With Euros, Swiss Francs And Other Currencies” On “An Unmarked Cargo Plane.” “The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward. Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials.” (Jay Solomon And Carol E. Lee, “U.S. Sent Cash To Iran As Americans Were Freed,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/2/16)



The $400 Million In Hard Currency Was The “First Installment Of A $1.7 Billion Settlement The Obama Administration Reached With Iran.” “The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward. … The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.” (Jay Solomon And Carol E. Lee, “U.S. Sent Cash To Iran As Americans Were Freed,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/2/16)



“The $400 Million Was Paid In Foreign Currency Because Any Transaction With Iran In U.S. Dollars Is Illegal Under U.S. Law.” (Jay Solomon And Carol E. Lee, “U.S. Sent Cash To Iran As Americans Were Freed,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/2/16)



Obama Has Been Fine Paying Off Iran, As It Fits With His Overall Goal Of Making Iran A “Regional Power”



Obama: "And The Truth Of The Matter Is, Is That Iran Will Be And Should Be A Regional Power."OBAMA: "What I'd say to them is this offers a historic opportunity. Their economy has been cratering as a consequence of the sanctions. They have the ability now to take some decisive steps to move towards a more constructive relationship with the world community. And what I would say to them is the same thing I said earlier this morning, they need to seize that opportunity; their leaders need to seize that opportunity. And the truth of the matter is, is that Iran will be and should be a regional power. They are a big country and a sophisticated country in the region." (Barack Obama,Interview With Thomas Friedman, Washington, D.C., 7/14/15)

 

[SheriffJoe]

New wikileaks email pretty much confirms what we knew all along:

The Guesser is a total moron: Hussein's Iran deal is a total disaster and WILL NOT PREVENT IRAN FROM ACQUIRING NUKES!!

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https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32

Iran Nuclear DealFrom:seizenstat@cov.com
To: Jake.Sullivan@gmail.com

Date: 2015-06-22 04:23
Subject: Iran Nuclear Deal

Dear Jake,

I have sent several detailed notes on the Iran nuclear deal, and will avoid repetition. But with the June 30 deadline fast approaching (although it may be extended), and with Hillary certain to be pressed on whether she supports the deal and will urge Congress not to disapprove it, I wanted to share a few thoughts.

1. This could well be a voting issue for many moderates in the Jewish community. The mainstream organized leadership will almost certainly oppose the deal, along with Israel and all the Republican candidates, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, and perhaps Egypt.

2. While we cannot be sure until there is a final agreement, it appears that many of the open issues since the preliminary accord, may be resolved in Iran's favor:

(1) Enriched uranium will stay in Iran for dilution, rather than be sent to Russia or France for reprocessing.

(2) Sanctions will not be phased-out commensurate with compliance, as the US Fact Sheet indicated after the last "agreement", but may come off more quickly. This will transfer billions to Iran andenhance its funding for terrorism and its efforts to gain hegemony in the region.

(3) It is not clear what Iran will be required to do on PMD, if anything. This was required of Iraq by the UNSC in September 2002. Iran should be held to the same standard. They have yet to answer 11 of the 12 IAEA questions, yet UN sanctions will be lifted.

(4) Russia, China and Iran itself may be able to block "snapback" sanctions if there is a violation of the agreement. US companies will be disadvantaged compared to European companies, since many US non-nuclear sanctions will remain, while all EU sanctions are nuclear-related.

(5) Military sites (Parchin) are likely to be off the table for inspections.

(6) Iran will likely be able to do research on advanced centrifuges, which enrich more uranium more rapidly than the current generation. This would markedly reduce the breakout time in the last years of the accord. Presidenr Obama has conceded this point (e.g. David Sanger article in NYT, April 8, 2015)

(7) Iran will have an industrial size nuclear program, and will be left as a "nuclear capable state".

(8) Iran will be able to keep 1000 centrifuges at Fordo.

(9) Nothing in the agreement will limit its support for terrorism.

face)(*^%

 

[The Guesser]

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, you clueless Idiot. Of course they are "Nuclear capable". But not Nuclear Bomb Capable. Good Riddance to Bad Trash, coming soon if you have any honor. Tick Tock, Tick Tock.

 

[SheriffJoe]

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/727

John Anzalone to John Podesta (quoting Sen. Kirk of IL): “This agreement condemns the next generation to cleaning up a nuclear war in the Persian Gulf… This is the greatest appeasement since Chamberlain gave Czechoslovakia to Hitler.”

John Podesta's reply: "Yup."

OMFG! A MAJOR libtard thinks this????

:smoking:

 

[superbeets]

I've just bought the new 16 valve Prius

.......4 in the engine, 12 in the radio!




A guy goes into his local garage and asks "Do you have a windscreen wiper for my Prius???"

"Sounds like a fair swap" replied the man in the garage.

 

[superbeets]

[h=1]Iran sentences Iranian-American businessman and his ailing father to 10 years in prison for 'spying for the United States'[/h]

• Siamak Namazi, a businessman in his mid-40s with dual US-Iranian citizenship, was detained in October 2015
• His 80-year-old father, Baquer Namazi, was arrested by Iranian authorities in February
• Both men were sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage, a move condemned by the United States
• State Department officials say they have been 'unjustly detained' and called for their immediate release

By ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 07:02, 19 October 2016 | UPDATED: 08:28, 19 October 2016