Iran has violated the nuclear deal for a considerable period, has admitted to doing so, and has flaunted this to the global community amid boasts about its military might, including the unveiling of a new “missile city.”
It could not be clearer that Iran is uncontrollable and untrustworthy regardless of any negotiations. It is a jihadist state which routinely and expectedly practices taqiyya, a theological concept rooted in Shi’ite Islam. Its disdain and lack of respect for the Biden administration leads it to expect that America will “bow” to the regime and lift sanctions, and in that, the mullahs are probably right. Yet Blinken is assuming that if the U.S. and Iran return to the nuclear deal, Iran will stop this activity and all will be well.
The U.S. should retain existing sanctions against Iran, since there is no real possibility that Iran would adhere to the restrictions of the nuclear deal, and even if it did, they wouldn’t seriously impede its nuclear aspirations.
“Blinken: Iran could be weeks away from enough nuclear material for bomb,” Reuters, February 1, 2021:
Iran could be “weeks away” from having sufficient material to develop a nuclear weapon if it continues to violate the 2015 nuclear deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday.
Blinken said that the Biden administration would consider new sanctions against North Korea as well as other possible actions against Russia. It was the new secretary’s first television interview since taking office last week.
He told NBC it could be only “a matter of weeks” if Iran continues to lift restraints in the JCPOA that the United States pulled out of under President Donald Trump.
In an interview with NBC News, taped on Sunday, Blinken did not commit to specific sanctions against Moscow as it reviewed the ongoing situation involving jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian election interference, the Solar Wind Hack and alleged bounties against US soldiers in Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Iran rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants in Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, after French President Emmanuel Macron said new talks should include Saudi Arabia.
The remarks came after the White House confirmed that veteran diplomat Robert Malley was named special US envoy for Iran. A key member of former president Barack Obama’s nuclear negotiating team, Malley is a controversial figure in Israel, where he is viewed as soft on Tehran and tough on Jerusalem.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh was quoted by state media on Saturday as saying: “The nuclear accord is a multilateral international agreement ratified by UN Security Council Resolution 2231 that is non-negotiable, and parties to it are clear and unchangeable.”
President Joe Biden’s new administration has said it would rejoin the deal, which the Trump administration left in 2018, but only after Tehran resumes full compliance with its terms.
“It is clear the Iranians are playing hardball, which is why the pressure on them cannot let up,” said an Israeli official. “There’s only a hope the Iranians will compromise if they believe that’s the only way the pressure will be lifted. If pressure is lifted prematurely, one can expect no concessions from the Iranians whatsoever.”
During his confirmation hearings, Blinken said the Biden administration would consult with its allies in the Middle East, including Israel, before engaging in talks with Iran. Israeli officials have expressed hope that this means there will be a positive dialogue moving forward, and emphasized the need to completely stop Iran’s nuclear program….
Buraq says
But ……… but ….. but, what about all the fatwas against acquiring nuclear weapons. The Ayatollahs told the world that there was no way that Iran would pursue nuclear weapons. Or, were they lying …….?
Kaz says
Pallets of American $$ would cause anyone to get the facts mixed up yea..
I wonder what John Kerry thinks of all this amnesia..
owensgate says
“Were they lying?”
Is the pope an apostate?
mortimer says
And the Dems were lying to the American people by pretending they had an option to do things differently than Pres. Trump did!
Blinken has admitted that sanctions are the right way to go. He has admitted that Iran is inflexible.
The Dem top dogs are two-faced liars most of the time. Blinken is acutally telling it like it is. How long will this honest man last among those clowns?
Frank Anderson says
mortimer, we have discussed liars for a long time. Some people will say anything to get a vote or money. What about muslims? Do you have any thoughts about many of them seeing the evil they now accept and promote?
Like money, lies will run out sooner or later. and when they do, it is painful and expensive.
How long do you think Blinken will last in the sea of muslim influence around China Joe?
owensgate says
Not sure what to think about “Blinken”; just being a “Biden” pick is too many strikes against him. But the ONLY entity I would trust with knowing if and/or how soon any Iranian Nukes are ready for “delivery”, is Mossad.
JimJFox says
Taqiyya is a Shi’ah practice only? I don’t think so.
gravenimage says
All Muslims lie to the Infidels–they just use different terms for the practice.
Frank Anderson says
In my opinion, Iran has some bombs now and knows how to make more. It is only a question of how many and how fast they want to make more. Their cooperation with North Korea, which certainly included funding the NK nuclear and missile programs gives Iran “plausible deniability” for people who want to practice Viktor Frankl’s “delusion of reprieve” and dodge facing the reality of a nuclear armed, aggressive and suicidal Iran.
I can only imagine how many times the new SOS will hear from the boss, “Aw, come on man?” We are facing an impending nuclear war. Chamberlain denied the promise, not the threat, the same way creating the path to WWII. Estimates of WWII dead from combat are around 70 million, Many more died from other causes such as disease and starvation. This time a nuclear war triggered by Iran’s drive for the return of the missing imam will be killing at least 10 times as many if we are fortunate. It could be more.
James Lincoln says
Frank,
Could you compare and contrast the current Iran situation with the 1962 Cuban missile crisis?
Similarities, differences, etc.
Thank you…
Frank Anderson says
James, I believe I wrote recently about 4 books I suggested to start understanding the shia imperative to provoke a cataclysmic war to bring back the missing imam. At the moment, the primary difference I observe between today’s iran and 1962 cuba, neither of which deserve my effort to capitalize, is that the Soviets in charge did not want a nuclear war and knew they risked one at that very moment. The leaders of iran want a nuclear war. That is their goal and will remain their goal. (Rational, sane leadership instead of totally suicidal nut jobs in charge.)
They cannot comprehend the courage and determination of Israeli citizens and leadership in surviving all challenges. I can as a result of my more than 20 years in the Jewish community. When it comes to external danger, there is only 1 Israel. There may be 6 million Prime Ministers, only one of whom is in office at any given time; but when threatened, there is only one Israel; and it is armed and prepared to do whatever is necessary..
I may have additional thoughts while I am working on a really fun project while the daylight and weather permit. So, stay tuned. . .
James Lincoln says
Thanks much for your reply, Frank.
Excellent insight…
Frank Anderson says
James, while I agree with the conclusion, I cannot claim that I am the source. What others derive from their research and experience makes enough sense to me that I agree. We are facing a certain nuclear war started by iran in the same way the world faced a certain war because of Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo and all who followed their leadership supporting their goals of violence. In fact, I would add Stalin to that group, because I conclude from all I read that if Hitler had not attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, Stalin would have attacked Germany and its occupied territory in 1942 or so.
All islam aspires to death, slavery and conquest. shia islam is certainly in the forefront of that impulse. Winston Churchill was not a prophet when he connected the dots warning of the certainty of WWII as he watched Hitler build the resources to make a good try to conquest.
In my opinion, we are fortunate that Hitler had a delusion that he and the UK could ally, causing him to fail to go for their conquest when it could be done. If the UK had been eliminated the Soviet Union would have collapsed as Hitler expected. The UK and US made the difference. We have no delusional opponent in charge in iran to count on for mishandling the start of the next war. Just a few changes could have made Hitler’s conquest of the UK possible.
I can explain my thoughts and others have theirs. We will never know. But what can be learned that could help us now?
After dark, getting cooler, broken bits, and still working. Probably more to come.
gravenimage says
I could be wrong, but the Mullahs are such absurd braggarts that I think if they already had nukes that they would be crowing about it. My guess is that when they do get the bomb they will blame its necessity on the “agression” of the US and Israel.
Frank Anderson says
GI, your opinion is just as valid as mine. I think mine is supported when the reaction to an announcement, “WE HAVE BOMBS” is considered. The first bombs weighed about 5 tons. Now a 1kt backpack bomb, such as is displayed in the Albuquerque museum, weighs about 50 pounds and is a little larger than a basketball. There are many ways to place a bomb that give no notice until they are detonated. The mullahs are counting on the willful ignorance and denial of kafir leaders to keep them from responding as they should, to end the mullahs’ power.
Why do you think Israel has never confirmed or DENIED it has bombs? Do you think South Africa developed and tested bombs by itself? If South Africa can, why has iran worked on bombs for 40 years and still pretends it has none? Think about all the possibilities of purchases and sharing that exist.
jam says
Frank,
I think that the United States and Israel should operate on the assumption that Iran already has some, perhaps limited, degree of nuclear capability…
Frank Anderson says
jam, I agree. No country in history has ever set obtaining nuclear weapons as a goal and failed. Why should anyone believe iran is so stupid, inept and incompetent that it has been spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a nuclear program for 40 years without results? Remember that there was a nuclear arms race between Argentina, Brazil and Chile; and that South Africa tested one or more bombs before ending the program when white rule ended. How about India, Pakistan and North Korea. Are they smarter and richer than Iran?
The only explanation I can offer to show why iran’s possession of nuclear weapons is commonly denied, is that people do not want to face the truth, just like they refused to face the truth about Hitler’s plans, which he broadcast openly in Mein Kampf and speeches. Iran has bombs now. It will use them when they get enough to cause their desired apocalypse.
gravenimage says
You could be right, Frank.
As for Israel, I’m sure she has never confirmed or denied having nukes because of the opprobrium she would suffer. I’m sure she has them and hopes never to have to use them.
Valkyrie Ziege says
; “May Be”, means, They have it, and, it, also, means, saber rattling ’til they blow themselves up with it, or a group of their own to elicit sympathy, and then they’ll blame America/Jews/White supremacists/president Trump/Confederate Flag/CoronaVirus, or all-of-the-above.
Phil Copson says
“…Blinken said the Biden administration would consult with its allies in the Middle East, including Israel, before engaging in talks with Iran….”
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Would this be the same Israel whose Prime Minister was deliberately insulted by being placed behind the PA on Biden’s list of leaders to call ?
Given that Biden’s puppet-masters plainly place more importance on the PA than they do on Israel, what chance is there that any attention will be paid to any Israeli concerns that Blinken reports to his bosses?
Obama, Rice, Kerry, Clinton, Schumer, Sanders etc can’t wait to have another go at Netanyahu….
owensgate says
“Iran could be “weeks away” from…a nuclear weapon if it continues to violate the 2015 nuclear deal…”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday.
And getting back to obama’s “deal” will stop this, right? Ending the sanctions will make Iran “fire” all their nuclear physicists, and retrain them to “code”? Do we send “Hunter” to Iran?
Walter Sieruk says
With the treacherous un-American President imposter Biden striving to lift sanctions the sanctions against that aggressive and hostile “mullah regime” and likewise Biden putting forth to restore that awful and traitorous Obama/ Iran “deal” is evil and madness. For those wicked efforts of Biden to fund and support that Belligerent Islamic tyranny with hates and wants the destruction of both American and Israel will only further hasten disaster in the Middle East and the Western nations and the world.
Furthermore, Indeed, Joe Biden has, much of a debt to “owe’ that “mullah regime” of Iran. For Biden Is controlled by the tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran. At least to some degree, This is because Biden is much indebted to Iran for aiding, as in helping him obtain the Office of the President of the United States.
Biden owes Iran much .So naturally; the ayatollahs, mullahs as well as the other regime officials would be very overjoyed at the prospect of a coming Biden/Harris administration.
For that Biden administration will ,no doubt, will be most un-American, treacherous, subversive and even treasonous to the Constitutional Government of the United States of America,
To make matters worse, this coming awful administration will come into being because a stolen national election by massive voter fraud and rigged voting machines.
This treachery and blatant travesty of a national rigged election is an is a terrible affront and violation to and affront to the Law of the US Constitution the American spirit of a true and honest and real Presidential election system.
Let’s not be hopefully unrealistic and naïve 2021 was the last genuine national American election this nation will ever have this coming Biden/Harris administration has the total essence of the Red/ Green alliance in it and backing it.
It’s no wonder than that the Muslim tyrants of are in power in that Islamic aggressive, hostile Islamic tyrannical regime are euphoric about Biden administration.
It’s also very likely that this despicable “mullah regime” of Iran had it sinister insidious Islamic hand playing apart in that November rigged national election. For in the video documentary entitled TRUMP CARD by Dinesh D’ Souza . His film exposed that their number one, top, goal for the year of 2020 was to scrap the Trump administration and replace it with a Biden administration. So the ayatollahs ,mullahs and other officials of that Islam Iranian regime schemed ,funded ,support and promoted the Biden President campaign in every was that it was able to, by hook or by crook, that “mullah tyranny” aided the Biden campaign.
john smith says
+1
Huh!?! says
+1
JohnTheRevelator says
As the saying goes you can ignore reality but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. We’ve been doing this for decades with Iran. If the West lets Iran get nuclear weapons, they will be surely used.
Just think that Pakistan had no hesitation to threaten to nuke Europe and India a short while ago over ‘cartoons insulting Muhammad.’
Imagine what little provocation it’d take for Iran to threaten and launch nukes at the US and Israel. They regularly shout death to America/Israel at their Friday prayers-genocide comes as easily to Muslims as praying 5 times a day, they’ve been brainwashed from birth to seek our destruction.
I’m afraid nothing will be done until the last hour or until we wake up to another 9/11 level attack, but this time with ICBMs striking western cities. Hopefully Israel is serious about stopping Iran soon because we cannot depend on the traitorous Democrats to stand up to Iran. Most of them are very sympathetic to Muslims, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve already converted to Islam.
gravenimage says
Blinken warns Iran could be weeks away from having enough nuclear material to develop nuclear bomb
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Would Biden even care?