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Outraged ’Israel’: Iran Nuclear Deal Historic Mistake

Outraged ’Israel’: Iran Nuclear Deal Historic Mistake
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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the world powers' widely-hailed nuclear agreement with Iran as a "historic mistake" that left the production of atomic weapons within Tehran's reach.

Outraged ’Israel’: Iran Nuclear Deal Historic MistakeA grim-faced Netanyahu, who had strongly opposed any easing of economic sanctions against Iran - in a rift with "Israel's" main ally, the United States - told his cabinet his government would not be bound by the Geneva deal.

He repeated a long-standing "Israeli" threat of a possible military assault against Iran - even as a member of his security cabinet acknowledged the interim accord limited that option.
"What was achieved last night in Geneva is not a historic agreement, it was a historic mistake," Netanyahu said.

He further stated: "Today the world has become a much more dangerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world took a significant step towards obtaining the world's most dangerous weapon."
""Israel" has the right to protect itself in the face of any threat. I wish to reiterate that as the prime minister of "Israel" - "Israel" will not allow Iran to develop nuclear military capabilities," he added.
The United States said the agreement halted Iran's most sensitive nuclear work, including the construction of the Arak research reactor, which is of special concern for the West as it could produce material for bombs.

"Israel" was alone in its condemnations, as word powers quickly hailed the agreement as a step to defuse the volatile region and improve relations between sanction-crippled Iran and the West.
For his part, the "Israeli" President Shimon Peres was more cautious in his response, pointing to the fact the agreement was "an interim deal" which allowed time for a diplomatic solution.
In a statement, however, he did not rule out a military response.
"Reject terrorism," Peres pleaded with the Iranian people. "Stop the nuclear program. Stop the development of long-range missiles."

"But ... if the diplomatic path fails, the nuclear option will be prevented by other means," Peres warned.

Meanwhile, Obama spoke by phone with Netanyahu to discuss a nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers.
 

The White House announced the call as Obama flew aboard Air Force One from Washington to Seattle.
President Obama attempted to reassure a skeptical Netanyahu, saying he wants to begin consultations with "Israel" immediately.
"Consistent with our commitment to consult closely with our "Israeli" friends, the president told the prime minister that he wants the United States and "Israel" to begin consultations immediately regarding our effort to negotiate a comprehensive solution," White House spokesman Josh Earnest Earnest said.

"The president underscored that the United States will remain firm in our commitment to "Israel" which has good reason to be skeptical about Iran's intentions," he said.

Earlier on Sunday, "Israeli" Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the deal has handed Iran its "greatest diplomatic victory."
"This agreement is the greatest diplomatic victory of Iran, which has gained recognition for its so-called legitimate right to enrich uranium," Lieberman told public radio.

Similarly, "Israeli" War Minister Moshe Yaalon called the agreement a "historic mistake" and a "surrender to the Iranian charm and smiles offensive, and to Iranian fraud, which is aimed at gaining time, without the Iranian nuclear program being substantially harmed."

Speaking from Canada, where he is attending a conference of defense ministers, Yaalon said the agreement "allows Iran to enter the family of nations despite being the most active and flourishing activator of terrorism in the world, which sends its deadly and uncurbed arms across the globe, first and foremost against Western states, as regime representatives sit at the table in Geneva."

"The Iranian nuclear program threatens not only "Israel" and other Middle East countries, but also world peace, Yaalon claimed, and noted that "to leave capabilities for continuing the nuclear program in the regime's hands means the world today is a less safe place."
"Instead of rolling the program back, the regime in Tehran has gained time, which will allow it on the one hand to seek a nuclear bomb, and on the other, breathing space due to the lightening of sanctions."

For his part, "Israel's" Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, the leader of a far-right party, said his country was not bound by the Geneva deal and had a right to self-defense.
"Iran is threatening "Israel" and "Israel" has the right to defend itself," he told a military radio station.

Cabinet minister for intelligence issues, Yuval Steinitz, also said the last-minute changes to the deal were "far from satisfactory" and did nothing to change "Israel's" position.
"This agreement is still bad and will make it more difficult than before to achieve an appropriate solution in the future," he said. Instead, he compared it to a failed 2007 international deal with North Korea and said it "is more likely to bring Iran closer to having a bomb."

""Israel" cannot participate in the international celebration, which is based on Iranian deception and (international) self-delusion," said Steinitz, whose responsibilities include monitoring Iran's nuclear program.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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person JB

Might...

"Israel's" justification for Iran might...just might get flushed down the toilet; and the world will see, Iran is a beautiful nation.