Once again the United States is sitting at the round table with another crisis.
Iran closed the doors of its uranium enrichment facilities to International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors and has been keeping the world in the dark on its nuclear program.
Now it is starting communications with the United States and other countries. An Iranian politician came to the U.S. for the first time since the '90s and negotiated about the country's faculties and nuclear program – with no major breakthroughs.
Iran recently informed the U.N. and IAEA that it has been building, running and developing these programs and facilities for a long time. From what has been seen, there will be many more talks to come.
Why is Iran ready to talk with the United States and European countries all of a sudden, after keeping us in the dark for so long? It sounds like a ploy to buy time.
Iran is constantly saying it will 'cooperate fully and immediately' with the IAEA and allow it to search Iran's new uranium enrichment facilities for military weapons – but has yet to do so, saying it will allow inspectors into the facilities 'soon.'
Soon is not quickly enough.
President Obama has given Iran two weeks. If the Iranians do not cooperate in this time, they will be facing tougher sanctions then they have ever seen before. The U.S. will rally as many countries as it can to embargo Iranian products and supplies.
Iran says its nuclear program is for the creation of civilian technology – which is nuclear power and creation of isotopes for medical purposes. The U.S. and U.N. have both agreed to assist and hold off on sanctions if Iran freezes its nuclear program long enough for serious negotiations to be held.
Why would Iran refuse that compromise? Why should we believe Iran when it has regularly lied to the IAEA about its facilities?
Diplomats and analysts believe the recently discovered uranium enrichment facility outside the holy city of Qum is only one of many hidden installations that Iran has constructed – and many consider these to be part of a military program.
Reports show that Iran has successfully tested two medium-range missiles that have the capability to hit Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. ground forces in the Middle East. Iran is pressing on with its ballistic missile program by testing its more advanced rockets.
Sooner or later, Iran will develop Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles that will be able to hit almost any spot on Earth. No one will be safe.
Iran started to build nuclear warhead designs before. Can't it just pull them out of the drawer whenever it wants to?
Why is Iran not pausing its nuclear program or ballistic missile program? They are on a timer and time seems to be running out. The United States is currently developing a 'missile shield' that will protect most of the world from the ICBMs. Statistics show that the missile shield should be developed and deployed before Iran can create a nuclear missile. Is Iran trying to beat us to the punch?
Before World War II, Japan was seemingly having serious negotiations with the United States – but soon after, Pearl Harbor occurred.
All the facts are there. Iran is putting on a show for the whole world and history has a way of repeating itself.
E-mail: rich.polley@ubspectrum.com
Photo: Courtesy of Laron Fomby
