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Cannonpointer » Yesterday, 9:18 pm » wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 9:18 pm

Israel is already leashed - as is hezbollah. 60 days from now, Iran will have 100% sanctions relief, respect for its security, the right to engage in free trade, and the right to give israel a good kick if it dares to raise its voice without the US backing it. It's going to get no less than 300 billion in reparations. Those parts of the MOU are no more negotiable than are the parts dealing with nuclear materials. 

In fact, LESS so. The MOU acknowledges that Iran has a legitimate need for enriched uranium. Not weapons grade - they've never been accused of possessing weapons grade uranium. But enriched - which means 20% or above. So the parts dealing with enriched uranium are negotiable. The parts dealing with sanctions relief and respect for Iran's sovereignty are not. 

I imagine that you consider me one of those "forum Islamist supporters". Please accept my assurance that the MOU gives me wood.

Wrong.  There is no acknowledgement that Iran has any need for uranium enrichment. Only that it will be discussed. 

Paragraph 8:
8 — The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph seven, with the minimum methodology to be down blended on site under the supervision of the IAEA. The two parties also agreed to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear needs, based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal. The final deal will confirm the provisions of this paragraph. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned. They express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.


They sit on one of the world's largest oil reserves? Why would they need nuclear power? 
And even if it's agreed, Trump has previously offered to supply any needed nuclear rods for power generation, and that we would remove the expended rods. 
It would make sense that any agreement would be based on this same premise, eliminating any need for enrichment.