{"id":245221,"date":"2021-08-19T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=245221"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:45:58","slug":"iran-continues-its-nuclear-extortion-in-light-of-eus-weak-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/iran-continues-its-nuclear-extortion-in-light-of-eus-weak-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran continues its Nuclear Extortion in Light of EU\u2019s Weak Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-nuclear-program\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-nuclear-program.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Mullah\u2019s Historic Nuclear Claims Grow Less And Less Credible\" width=\"1000\" height=\"696\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Days after the Iranian regime\u2019s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, was inaugurated, the U.N. atomic watchdog underlined that \u201cIran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade,\u201d\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-accelerates-enrichment-uranium-near-weapons-grade-iaea-says-2021-08-17\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">according<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fto Reuters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIn May, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran was using one cascade, or cluster, of advanced centrifuges to enrich to up to 60% at its above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz. The IAEA informed member states on Tuesday that Iran was now using a second cascade for that purpose, too,\u201d Reuters added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As Reuters asserted, \u201cThe move is the latest of many by Iran breaching the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal, which capped the purity to which Tehran can refine uranium at 3.67%.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2021-02-10\/iaea-iran-has-started-producing-uranium-metal\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2021<\/a>, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the regime had produced 3.6 grams of uranium metal at the Isfahan nuclear plant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">While the regime claimed it has \u201ccivilian purposes\u201d of producing uranium metal, the European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal expressed \u201cgrave concern\u201d and described these actions as a \u201ckey step in the development of a nuclear weapon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, following the IAEA report on the increase in uranium metal production, the U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price underlined that the regime \u201chas no credible need to produce uranium metal, which has direct relevance to nuclear weapons development.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Iranian regime has never abided by its commitments under the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole with Iran Negotiations - April 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mzxOyfArflw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmzxOyfArflw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mzxOyfArflw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-26T18:58:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_mzxOyfArflw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmzxOyfArflw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole with Iran Negotiations - April 2021<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mzxOyfArflw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmzxOyfArflw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole with Iran Negotiations - April 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"There will be nothing to write home about once the current round of talks with the Iranian regime concludes. What\u2019s past is prologue; no degree of political or economic incentives will induce behavior change in the regime ruling Iran. As such, investing in any negotiations with Tehran on any significant issue is a fool&#039;s errand. Regardless of one\u2019s views on the JCPOA in 2015, facts on the ground and the geopolitics of the region six years later make that deal untenable. Europe and the US are seeking a broader and stronger deal than the one in 2015, which would address the regime&#039;s terrorism and ballistic missile program. However, Tehran&#039;s mullahs have rejected both points of reference, casting considerable doubt on the seriousness of the talks. Besides, the very act of talking in good faith with the type of state that organizes its power around denial, duplicity, and deceit is a priori futile. Diplomacy and negotiations are vital instruments of statecraft. But by using negotiations to address the regime&#039;s assortment of threats, the Europeans are trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. When Chamberlain negotiated the Munich Agreement, he was blind to the fact that Hitler never intended to honor the deal in the first place, rendering negotiations futile. The distinction between behavior and essence is instructive here. The Europeans seek to persuade Tehran to change its behavior based on the assumption that the pursuit of nuclear weapons is a behavioral anomaly for the regime. Human rights abuses, terrorism, and nuclear weapons are not jouissance or mere predilections that transgress its essence. They are constitutive of the regime&#039;s DNA. The regime&#039;s core vulnerability, which animates its strategic orientations, stems from its historical, political, religious, and social illegitimacy at home. Deprived of a popular base domestically, the regime is sailing too close to the wind. Therefore, it needs a power source other than the will of constituents. Tehran does not abuse human rights, occasionally throw in terrorism, and pursue nuclear weapons for good measure. For it, these are as vital as oxygen. Therefore, even if the regime wanted to, it simply cannot trade in its heart and vital organs during negotiations. So, instead, it uses the opportunity afforded to it to essentially press its own agenda of securing sanctions relief without committing or intending to honor any matter of real import for its interlocutors. The mullahs will retreat only when faced with a truly vexing strategic choice that impacts the regime&#039;s survival, but not when they are given a platform to deceive and outwit. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ #iran #JCPOA #nuclear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In January 2019, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ecFy_ndjJc\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> that the Arak heavy water facility remained fully operational even though the JCPOA determined that its core was to be deactivated and filled with cement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Salehi, in November, acknowledged how the regime deceived the international community during the nuclear negotiations. \u201cThey thought that they won the negotiation. But \u2013 I could not explain this at that time \u2013 we had a countermeasure, and while we proceeded with the case, they didn\u2019t achieve what they planned for, and we did not become trapped in the enrichment deadlock,\u201d Salehi said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On February 8, Mahmoud Alavi, the regime\u2019s then-Minister of Intelligence, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranintl.com\/en\/world\/intelligence-minister-warns-iran-may-produce-nuclear-bomb-if-cornered\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> the regime\u2019s nuclear ambitions. He said, \u201cif they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. It is the fault of those who pushed Iran in that direction.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">While the regime continues its nuclear weapons program, the European signatories of the JCPOA refuse to seriously hold the regime to account and curb its malign activities. The E.U. powers have wrongly pushed for negotiations and giving incentive packages to the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Their efforts to keep the highly flawed JCPOA alive intensified, when in 2018, the U.S. pulled out of the deal, citing the regime\u2019s malign activities that violated the \u201cspirit\u201d of the JCPOA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unfortunately, to hold the regime in the negotiations, the E.U. powers consented to the mullahs\u2019 nuclear extortion. While the world condemned the recent appointing of Raisi, a known human rights violator, as the regime\u2019s president, the European Union sent one of its top diplomats to Raisi\u2019s inauguration on August 5.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T09:15:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d So, let us have a deeper look into how the regime, despite reaping the benefits of the nuclear deal, never stopped its nuclear weapons initiative. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed between the Iranian regime and the P5+1, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany. The main goal of the JCPOA was refraining the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. While the ratification of the JCPOA made a lot of noise, the regime\u2019s approach in the agreement was suspicious after years of violating its obligations. Alavi acknowledges that the regime is producing an atomic bomb despite regime officials denying the military aspects of its nuclear program since the Iranian Resistance exposed the Natanz enrichment and Arak heavy water sites in August 2002. Years later, regime officials leaked facts about their JCPOA violations. Head of Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi revealed in January 2019 how the regime lied to the P5+1 about filling the Arak reactor pipes with cement. Later in November 2019 Salehi acknowledged that while the regime accepted JCPOA articles, it had countermeasures to continue uranium enrichment. On May 8, 2019, the mullahs officially took their first step in violation of the JCPOA\u2019s low-enriched uranium stockpile limitation. The regime increased its low-enriched uranium stockpile to over 300 Kgs. In his interview with CNN on February 1st, Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the regime has reproduced 8,000 pounds, or 3,600 Kg, of low-enriched uranium. This is nearly half of the amount that the regime had before the JCPOA and enough for three bombs, according to the Arms Control Association (ACA). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that Iran had installed and begun operating advanced centrifuges in an underground section at the Natanz site. At the same time, the regime has also speeded up its ballistic missile program. On February 8, the Bloomberg news agency quoted the United Nations saying that the clerical regime had received \u201csensitive parts\u201d from North Korea for \u201cits long-range missiles production project\u201d and that \u201cits last shipment dates back to 2020.\u201d On February 5, the Wall Street Journal wrote that IAEA inspectors had found traces of enriched uranium at two sites that the Iranian regime had long prevented from being inspected, which \u201ccould indicate Iran has undertaken work on nuclear weapons, based on where it was found.\u201d On February 10, the IAEA issued a report saying Iran has produced uranium metal at a facility in Isfahan, in further violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Uranium metal can be used as a component in nuclear weapons. Iran had signed under the JCPOA up to a 15-year ban on \u201cproducing or acquiring plutonium or uranium metals or their alloys\u201d. In a word, the regime has publicly accelerated its paces to obtain nuclear weapons. All the parts of this puzzle clearly indicate that the JCPOA has failed to deny either Iran\u2019s capability or means of obtaining nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear infrastructure had remained intact. Thus, everything was left at the regime\u2019s mercy. Second, it shows that even after the JCPOA, Iran had continued its clandestine nuclear program, such that it was able to resume 20% uranium enrichment immediately and other related activities. Given Iran\u2019s past failures to uphold its promises, no one can confidently trust the Iranian regime. Through such posturing, Tehran is engaged in nuclear blackmail and seeks to extract more concessions from the new US administration. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ #Iran #JCPOA #nuclearprogram\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Josep\u00a0Borrell, head of the E.U.\u2019s External Actions, justified Mora\u2019s travel to Iran by saying that \u201cIt is crucial to engage diplomatically with the new administration and pass directly important messages. As coordinator of the JCPOA.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Borrell underlined that restoring the JCPOA is a \u201ckey priority\u201d of the E.U. Yet, he refused to address Iran\u2019s ongoing human rights violations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">These weak reactions to the regime\u2019s new administration, which consists of thieves and terrorists tasked with prolonging its life, would only encourage the regime to continue its nuclear extortion. The regime is not far from obtaining a nuclear\u00a0weapon, and\u00a0giving concessions would only lead to an international catastrophe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, underlined in July that \u201cWhile the regime has been hiding its nuclear program by deceiving the world, the international community has been trying to stop or curb this project by granting concessions or by showing complacency,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said and emphasized that \u201cany agreement that does not completely\u00a0close down\u00a0the regime\u2019s bomb-making, enrichment and nuclear facilities is unacceptable. And the Iranian people will not accept it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days after the Iranian regime&rsquo;s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, was inaugurated, the U.N. atomic watchdog underlined that &ldquo;Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade,&rdquo;&#8239;according&#8239;to Reuters.&nbsp; &ldquo;In May, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":238250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[204,217],"class_list":["post-245221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nuclear","tag-maryam-rajavi","tag-irans-nuclear-program"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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