Iran Must Prove Israel is Lying: The Iranian Regime Guilty Of Not Halting Its Nuclear Capabilities
30 April 2018
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated the level of the crisis
with Iran on the international level as he ruined the plans of EU leaders who
are trying to convince the American administration to postpone withdrawal from
the nuclear deal and to provide middle-ground solutions.
Netanyahu provided dangerous information that does not only state that Iran is
misusing the nuclear deal but that it is also violating the entire agreement,
which prohibits nuclear activity for military purposes.
If some of the accusations he made are true regarding Tehran and its failure
to actually halt its nuclear activity, this will destroy the international
agreement which is described as historical and which those who've signed it
believe it's very precious.
We cannot judge information provided by Israel considering it is a direct
party in the conflict. We are waiting to hear the other parties' opinions,
including European ones, which said that they were surprised by the Israeli
premier's remarks and are studying Israeli intelligence information.
Although we do not know the truth of Iran's commitment to the deal, we
actually know the Iranian regime that's based on deceit. We know that if it
hadn't been for the economic sanctions, it would not have agreed to sign the
nuclear deal with the West.
The question that remains is did the Iranian regime respect the deal? Its
behavior shows that it cannot stop increasing its military competence and
defensive capabilities which it claims are necessary for the regime's
survival.
It's no surprise at all if it later turned out that it continued to work in
secret to develop its nuclear structure. Western countries are expected not to
hesitate into looking into this as this is one of the major rights of those
who signed the deal.
The Europeans will probably find that the Iranian regime is guilty in terms of
not halting the rehabilitation of its nuclear capabilities but they will claim
there isn't enough to convict it since it has not exceeded the prohibited
enrichment rate.
Before signing the agreement, the Iranian regime was hinting that it will not
stop rehabilitating its facilities as it believes it is within its right to do
so. It wants to be ready with nuclear capabilities that enable it to quickly
produce nuclear weapons once the 10-year period ends and it may have these
capabilities ready even before they end.
The idea of establishing the agreement on the basis that the Supreme Leader's
regime will respect the pledges it made is wrong and stupid to begin with. The
dozens of cameras set by the international observers and the vows to carry out
surprise inspections will not stop the regime from resorting to trickery.
The Tehran regime bowed to American sanctions and agreed to the conditions due
to the blockade but it was not convinced of anything and it probably never
intended to stop its nuclear program.
Therefore, if it had shut down laboratories, deactivated some equipment and
opened its nuclear facilities to be inspected, it may have opened other
facilities to resume its work in secret. The regime is mysterious and
extremely ambiguous; therefore, we may not know the truth until after it's too
late!
During the phase after the nuclear agreement was signed, Iranian security
forces became stricter, instead of being open and lenient, and arrested dozens
of Iranians and visitors who are originally Iranian as well as others under
different excuses.
This is a sign that it increased its secrecy level. It also prevented
gathering information on its territories, which shows that the regime is
afraid the truth will be discovered.
Iran which denies the information that Israel announced must open the door to
expose the Israelis' lies, that is they really are liars; or else, the deal is
not worth the papers it's written on.
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed is the former general manager of Al-Arabiya
television. He is also the former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, and the
leading Arabic weekly magazine Al-Majalla. He is also a senior columnist in
the daily newspapers Al-Madina and Al-Bilad
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