The Iran nuclear propaganda ramp-up

On radio this morning I heard an interview: After Abbas Edalat explains that there is no evidence of nuclear weapons programs in Iran, the BBC interviewer asserts: "I think there is some consensus the Iran wants nuclear weapons" -LOL! So much for journalistic independence.

Note that among Iran's many compromise offers was the offer to immediately convert its low-enriched uranium into fuel rods, keeping none on hand which could theoretically be re-enriched into highly-enriched uranium for nuclear weapons use. Iran has also offered to implemenet legally-binding, IAEA monitored limits on its centrifuges to ensure that they don't produce highly-enriched uranium. (There were suggestions of making the centrifuges self-destruct if they exceed the set limits - flying bits and pieces of metal and hot uranium is probably not safe.) And finally, the Iranians have offered to open their enrichment program to multinational participation, thereby preventing any secret diversion of the low-enriched uranium into high-enriched uranium.

All of these Iranian offers exceed its legal obligations and even the Additional Protocol. None of the other countries producing enriched uranium have agreed to similar limits on their programs. And the EU/US insist on ignoring these options to peacefully resolve the issue by framing the issue as a false dilemma that "either sanction/bomb Iran or else Iran will make nukes."

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[Lysander]

Iran has been under threat of attack by nuclear armed states for a number of years now. I understand there is no evidence Iran is pursuing HEU or nukes, except for one piece of evidence; that it would be irresponsible NOT to do so. That is probably why the U.S. and Israel seem so convinced. They know they want to attack Iran, if not today then maybe in the next few years. They know Iran would want to stop them and the best, most guaranteed way, is with nukes. Ergo, Iran must be pursuing them. And they have to stop them in order to attack someday.

At least that's my guess as to their 'logic.'

Thanks