{"id":252606,"date":"2021-12-07T03:24:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252606"},"modified":"2023-02-02T23:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T22:42:01","slug":"iran-western-weakness-to-blame-for-tehrans-nuclear-blackmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/iran-western-weakness-to-blame-for-tehrans-nuclear-blackmail\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITORIAL: Iran – Western Weakness To Blame for Tehran\u2019s Nuclear Blackmail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The latest attempts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with the Iranian regime failed last week<\/a>. As expected, the Iranian regime doubled down on its nuclear blackmail. Three days after talks with world powers resumed on November 29, Tehran hastened work at a nuclear facility dug deep into a mountain. At the same time, it added to a laundry list of maximalist demands. All this led even the Europeans to warn that unless Tehran shifts quickly, negotiations are headed for collapse.<\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said \u201cIran right now does not seem to be serious about doing what\u2019s necessary to return to compliance, which is why we ended this round of talks in Vienna.\u201d<\/p>\n

But defiantly, the regime\u2019s top negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, underlined<\/a> after the latest talks broke off that Tehran \u201cWill not back down from its demands,\u201d including the contentious demand that the U.S. lift all sanctions before the regime would honor its commitments.<\/p>\n

Germany asked the regime to present realistic proposals in talks, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday. Tehran’s proposals are “not a basis for a successful end to talks,” she said. The German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said it was unacceptable that Iran was advancing its nuclear capacity in parallel with the talks.<\/p>\n

On December 1, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sounded alarm bells by reporting that Tehran has started enriching uranium up to 20% purity at the Fordow plant. This marks a major violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally referred to as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), since that deal completely prohibits uranium enrichment at Fordow. The IR-6 centrifuges are much more efficient at uranium enrichment than the previously used IR-1 generation.<\/p>\n

So, where are we now? Since abruptly ending the talks over the summer, the regime bought critical time by imposing a five-month hiatus in negotiations. During this time, it increased the depth and breadth of its nuclear activities. In addition to the latest alarming breach, Tehran began producing enriched uranium metal, a move that advances its nuclear weapons program<\/a>. Just last month, the IAEA said Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers.<\/p>\n

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Vienna talks failing shows again that #Iran<\/a>\u2019s regime, using appeasement, plunged talks into cycle of deceit to buy time & make the bomb. Khamenei\u2019s fate is tied to his nuclear program, another reason why Raisi was selected president. This cycle must be ended with a firm approach<\/p>\n

— Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n