War has given Iran new leverage for nuclear programme, say US former envoys (www.theguardian.com)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 15:35
https://sh.itjust.works/post/58292908

Former US envoys who dealt with Iran have said that the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent closure of the strait of Hormuz have given Iran new tools and resolve to resist pressure to shutter its nuclear programme.

Two senior negotiators for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Obama-era agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief, said the Trump administration’s war had handed Iran a coveted weapon by demonstrating its ability to cut off the strait of Hormuz, an economic chokehold that one negotiator said would help Iran “balance the asymmetry of power” with the US.

“This administration, to say it more politely, cannot unsoil the bed,” said Alan Eyre, a former diplomat who helped negotiate the JCPOA. “There’s no way to get back to the status quo ante before this war started.”

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Gsus4@mander.xyz on 10 Apr 15:51 next collapse

The fools in the WH are going to end up worse than JCPOA and claim a great victory (none of that woke diplomacy shit). Classic tramp shart of the steal.

Jumi@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:33 next collapse

I’m less scared about Iran getting nukes than the US and Russia already having them

slemptastrophe@piefed.social on 10 Apr 19:34 next collapse

They can now say “Trump threatened to nuclear genocide us. We have to be able to defend ourselves.”

They couldn’t say that before. Trump just handed them that card. Fucking idiot.

Tolc@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 19:41 next collapse

Iran should definitely have nukes

marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today on 10 Apr 19:55 collapse

Just a reminder that panic around nuclear proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism is literally a psyop to get you to agree to US imperialism.

The only thing that has stopped US imperialism in world history has been the threat of nuclear war. Pakistan would be a smoldering mess for hiding Bin laden if they didn’t have nukes. Korea would have been completely occupied if they didnt rapidly develop nukes during Trump’s last term.

The only possible way for the world to be safe is complete proliferation of nuclear weapons. We can talk about denuclearization after the fall of capitalism.