Breaking: Draft Deal Gives Iran Green Light For Nukes

Weasel Zippers

“After the deal expires, Iran could theoretically ramp up enrichment to whatever level or volume it wants.” This was exactly what everyone has been warning about, and what the White House denied, after ten years there are no restrictions. If Iran keeps to the deal, they will still get the bomb.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States and Iran are drafting elements of a nuclear deal that commits Tehran to a 40 percent cut in the number of machines it could use to make an atomic bomb, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. In return, the Iranians would get quick relief from some crippling economic sanctions and a partial lift of a U.N. embargo on conventional arms.

Agreement on Iran’s uranium enrichment program could signal a breakthrough for a larger deal aimed at containing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities.

The sides are racing to meet a March 31 deadline for a framework pact and a full agreement by the end of June — even as the U.S. Congress keeps up pressure on the administration to avoid any agreement leaving Iran with an avenue to become a nuclear power. . . .

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