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welcomed: We hope it is a successful start to a permanent agreement
defuse tension and preserve the region's security and stability
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It
seems that ten years of political confrontation and sanctions may be
nearing an end, with the announcement of the six major powers and Iran
to reach an agreement first «historic» to contain Iran's nuclear program
of Geneva, despite the fact that those who support it saw as «first
step» has been overcome. The
agreement provides for Tehran to accept the extradition of uranium
enriched up to 20% and sufficiency enrichment does not exceed 5%
compared to ease economic sanctions imposed on it,
Paving the way for a new period of in-depth negotiations for six months. While the description of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, agreed that «success», considered U.S. President Barack Obama that «an important first step», and welcomed by most Western countries and Iran's allies in Moscow and Damascus. However, the Interceptor was the fiercest of Israel, which confirmed that this «historical error» Does not care and do not prevent them from their right to self-defense. And in the Gulf, said the Emirates News Agency «The United Arab Emirates welcomed the agreement», as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saudi Shura Council Abdullah, the military said yesterday that «sleep Sajavi population of the Middle East region after the nuclear agreement», referring to the absence of great satisfaction that prevails countries in the region.
In a related development expressed and Foreign Ministry Undersecretary
Khaled Al-Jarallah from Kuwait welcome this agreement which was reached
between the major powers and Iran.
He also expressed Jarallah told the «KUNA» the hope that this agreement
constitutes a successful start to a permanent agreement defuse tension
and preserve the region's security and stability.
Jarallah concluded his statement by emphasizing the importance of the
commitment to be achieved by this agreement in order to achieve the
goals and objectives desired.
Despite the satisfaction generated by the agreement, each side
interpreted as a victory for him and his positions, where Iranian
President Hassan Rohani that «in the agreement, was to accept the right
to enrich uranium on Iranian soil,» in exchange for confirmation of U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry that the agreement «does not provide
Iran's right to enrich uranium, whatever came in some of the comments ».
In the immediate effects of the agreement, it was announced the former
president of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, the pure Khamoshi,
yesterday for the release of $ 8 billion of Iranian assets frozen by the
United States.
In more detail, and after days of difficult negotiations, said major powers and Iran to reach a historic agreement the first to contain Iran's nuclear program in Geneva holds out the hope of the crisis has been going on for more than ten years, with an emphasis that he «first step» has been overcome.
This agreement accepting the Islamic Republic curb its nuclear program
in return ease economic sanctions imposed on it, paving the way for a
new period of in-depth negotiations for six months.
While the description of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, agreed that «success», said U.S. President
Barack Obama said he «important first step», denounced Israel's
agreement in asserting its right to self-defense, arguing that the
agreement «historic mistake».
Ambiguity and different interpretations
Experts believe that this agreement constitutes a progress because it
provides a larger package of restrictions and investigations about
Iran's nuclear program, although it leaves some ambiguity that allows
different interpretations around him.
So said President Hassan Rohani, in a speech broadcast on state
television «in the agreement, was to accept the right of uranium
enrichment on Iranian soil .. The structure of the sanctions began to crack ».
He said the Iranian president «each party its own interpretation, but
Iran's right to enrichment is clearly stated in the text».
He said «I say to the nation that the enrichment activities will continue as in the past at Natanz and Isfahan and Fordow».
But U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed a different position,
saying that the agreement «does not provide for Iran's right to enrich
uranium, whatever came in some of the comments».
This was followed by Minister of Foreign Affairs European Union
Catherine Ashton announced the agreement at dawn yesterday, surrounded
by all the ministers who participated in the negotiations on the Iranian
nuclear program, at the UN headquarters in Geneva issued a joint
statement announcing reach an «agreement on a plan of action», said
Ashton «We have reached an agreement on Action Plan », and to its side
and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
And then shook hands, and the foreign ministers of the 5 +1 group (the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) with Zarif congratulations for the agreement.
He said Iran's foreign minister said the agreement that was reached in Geneva «important result but it is only a first step».
Zarif said in a press conference «We have created a joint committee to monitor the implementation of our agreement. I hope that the two sides can progress in a way that allows re-confidence ».
He added Zarif told reporters that the agreement includes «a clear
signal that the enrichment will continue» in Iran, an issue that has
long considered the main stumbling block in the negotiations.
An important first step
In reaction, the U.S. president was considered that the agreement
represents «an important first step», at the same time pointing to the
continued existence of «huge difficulties» in this file.
Obama said the agreement «close clearest way» in front of Tehran to
build a nuclear bomb, once again invite the Congress not to vote on new
sanctions on Iran.
He said the U.S. president that «the United States next to her friends
and allies agreed to exemptions modest Iran, while continuing to apply
the most our sanctions», but added that it will not impose new sanctions
on Iran and will allow the Iranian government «to get part of the
revenue that has been denied by the sanctions, but the structure broader
sanctions will remain as it is and we will continue to vigorously
implement ».
From his part, the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, said the
agreement «will make the world safer, and Israel and our partners in the
region safer».
Kerry said that the agreement signed with Iran in Geneva is a «first step».
For his part, welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the agreement «There is no loser, All winners».
He said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Wei said in a statement that «the
agreement will contribute to maintaining the system of
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international preserves the
peace and stability in the Middle East».
In Paris, French President Francois Hollande that «the preliminary
agreement, which was adopted is an important step in the right direction
and stage towards stopping the Iranian nuclear military program and
thus towards the normalization of relations with Iran».
On the other hand, Israel has denounced the agreement, saying that
Tehran got «what they want», and reiterated its right to self-defense.
He described the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agreement as a «historic mistake».
A statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, hours after the conclusion of the agreement «It's a bad deal
offers to Iran what it wanted: to raise part of the sanctions and to
retain the essential part of its nuclear program».
He said the Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett from his part that
Israel is not bound by the Geneva agreement and its right to defend
itself.
Bennett said the leader of the Jewish Home Party, the far-right near the settler lobby that «Israel is not bound by the Geneva agreement. Iran is threatening Israel and the right of Israel to defend itself ».
$ 8 billion
In the first step taken after the agreement, it was announced the
former president of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, the pure Khamoshi,
yesterday for the release of $ 8 billion of Iranian assets frozen by the
United States.
He Khamoshi, told the Iranian news (IRNA) that Washington released
yesterday from eight billion dollars of assets frozen Tehran.
Saudi Shura Council: Sleep Sajavi region
UAE welcomes nuclear deal
She Emirates News Agency that the United Arab Emirates yesterday
welcomed Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers to curb Tehran's
nuclear program.
She added that the government hopes that the agreement represents a
step toward a permanent agreement maintains the stability of the region
and protects it from the tension and the risk of nuclear proliferation.
For his part, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saudi
Shura Council yesterday that sleep Sajavi population of the Middle East
region after the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in reference
to the state of extreme discomfort, which dominates the Gulf states
because of
He said the military head of the Saudi Shura Council that he had no
knowledge of his government's official response, but was worried
personally.
The «I fear that Iran would give up something (in its nuclear program)
to get something else from the major powers at the level of regional
politics. I am concerned about providing more space for Iran or the launch of her hand more in the region ».
He said the military «proved Iran's government month after month to
have an ugly agenda in the region and in this regard will not sleep in a
region assumes that things are going smoothly».
He said the military «people of the region know the policies of Iran and Iran's ambitions. Know that Iran would intervene in the policy of many countries in the region ».
Syria welcomes the agreement and considers it «historic»
Welcomed the Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, the agreement between
Iran and the 5 +1 group and considered evidence that the political
solutions to crises in the region is the best way to ensure security and
stability.
A source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that Damascus welcomes the agreement reached in Geneva between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the 5 +1 countries and considers it a landmark agreement ensures that the interests of the Iranian people, brother and recognizes its right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
He added that Syria believes that this agreement is evidence that
political solutions to crises in the region is the best way to ensure
security and stability in the region away from outside interference and
threat of use of force.
He pointed out that Syria congratulates the people of Iran and the
brother of his wise leadership on this historic achievement, which
reaffirms the important role of Iran in the security and stability of
the region.
U.S. official: secret bilateral talks between Washington and Tehran since the summer
A senior American official said after the signing of an interim
agreement with Tehran over its nuclear program in Geneva yesterday, that
the bilateral talks have taken place since the summer between the
United States and Iran, but it remained a secret until now.
He said the official on condition of anonymity «We had a small number
of bilateral talks with the Iranians after the election of President
Hassan Rohani in June.
And confirms this information exposed on Tuesday evening Website specialist on the Middle East «the - Monitor».
The official said these meetings, which are added to the contacts over
the phone and messages between the spiritual and his U.S. counterpart
Barack Obama, as well as direct talks between the foreign ministers of
the two countries, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and John Kerry since September,
was not intended to cut the road in front of the 5 +1 group, which
includes five states permanent members of the UN Security Council
(United States, Russia, France, Britain and China) as well as Germany.
He said «that the U.S. has always said clearly that the 5 +1 group is
the appropriate channel for negotiations with Iran in order to reach an
agreement on the nuclear issue», describing talks with Tehran as
«limited».
The «that any bilateral talks we had with the Iranians was intended to promote negotiations within the 5 +1 group».
Gulf states fear Iran's growing role in the region after the nuclear deal
Gulf states that feel betrayed about Washington, fearful of the growing
role of Iran in the region after reaching an agreement on its nuclear
program with world powers, even if it is in principle in favor of the
existence of good neighborly relations with Tehran.
And not be afraid never Gulf states in the past Reptha about Iranian ambitions in the region, not just nuclear.
He said Saudi political analyst Jamal Khashoggi, «I think that the Gulf
states, in principle, want to have good relations with Iran».
According to Khashoggi, the «agreement (in Geneva) eliminates the
concern about the nuclear file, but it does not include other issues,
which he shortened the contentious issues in the nuclear».
Khashoggi stressed that «the fundamental problem for the countries of
the Gulf is Iran's interference in the affairs of the region».
But as long as the Gulf States denounced Iran's interference in several
countries in the region, notably Syria, where Tehran supports the
regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq
and others.
According to the analyst, Saudi, the Gulf states «fears that Iran
agreed to explain that he leaves her the upper hand in the region».
He Khashoggi «Iran abandoned its nuclear project and gained dominance».
This agreement comes to be added to a series of setbacks in the U.S.
Gulf relations, against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and Iranian
influence and the situation in Iraq and other files.
Khashoggi said «that the Americans no longer care about the issues (in the region) consider local».
He said that «Israel's position is different, For it is the nuclear problem».
For his part, said Saudi analyst Anwar Eshki that «for the Gulf states, the agreement is not a negative but not enough».
And in turn also considered that the problem with Iran for the countries of the Gulf transcends by far the nuclear project.
The passion that the lifting of sanctions on Iran will provide strong financial returns.
He said in this context «lifting of sanctions raises the question: Where would put Iran this money? In the service of its people or the financing of regional crises? ».
But Emirati analyst Abdul Khaliq Abdullah expressed optimism about the
agreement, saying that the Gulf countries may benefit greatly in the end
of the agreement.
Abdullah said «a good deal, and the Gulf states do not have the
confidence of the United States, but the agreement is between the
international community and Iran and not between the United States and
Iran, and therefore they could trust the Gulf states to this agreement».
Abdullah acknowledged the existence of «Gulf fear of the Obama
administration, which is driven by more than it should be toward Iran». But stability that may result from the agreement could make the Gulf states «the biggest beneficiary of the agreement».
Iran currency jump more than 3% after nuclear deal
Iranian currency jumped more than 3% against the U.S. dollar yesterday
after the news to reach agreement on Tehran's nuclear program, which
boosted hopes that the recovering economy, which is suffering as a
result of international sanctions.
Traders said that the Iranian currency recorded about 29 thousand riyals to the dollar on the free market in Tehran, compared with about 30 thousand before the agreement reached by diplomats in Geneva in the early hours of yesterday. Said Nariman Avlana A trader at a group. AFP. Aye, a civil engineering firm Iranian phone «feel the positive sentiment inside Iran».
It uses the official exchange rate announced by the Central Bank of
Iran by some quasi-governmental companies that gain preferential
treatment in obtaining dollar has settled yesterday at 24 thousand and
822 riyals to the dollar.
The most important terms of the agreement with Iran
What abide by Iran
*
Committed Iran to halt enrichment beyond 5% and the dismantling of
connections required technical enrichment beyond this figure.
*
Iran has committed to neutralize its stockpile of enriched uranium by
nearly 20% and reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium complete by
around 20% to below 5%, or convert it to an image does not fit any other
enrichment before the end of the first phase.
* Committed Iran to halt any progress in the enrichment capabilities through:
Do
not install any additional centrifuges of any kind, do not install or
use any of the devices next generation of centrifuges to enrich uranium,
disabled about half of the centrifuges installed at Natanz and
three-quarters of centrifuges in Fordow so can not be used in the
enrichment uranium, Palace produce centrifuge setups necessary to
replace what caused the damage of the machines do not even Iran could
use the six-month period in the storage of additional quantities of
centrifuges, not to establish any additional enrichment facilities.
* Committed to halt any progress with regard to increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium by 3.5% through:
Not
to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium by 3.5%, so as not to
increase the amount at the end of a period of six months than they were
at the beginning and the transfer of any quantities is enriched uranium
by 3.5% to oxide, and has committed not to make any progress in the
activities reactor Arak and halt progress in the path plutonium
extraction.
* Committed to the following:
Do
not run the Arak reactor, failure to provide the Arak reactor fuel,
stopping the production of fuel for the Arak reactor, not to carry out
any further tests of fuel reactor Arak, do not install any additional
components for the Arak reactor, not to transfer any fuel or heavy water
for the reactor site, not to establish any facility capable
reprocessing, and without reprocessing Iran can not separate the
plutonium from the spent fuel, allowing a daily basis for the inspectors
and the IAEA to enter the Natanz and Fordo, and will allow the
inspectors to review what his image cameras to ensure overall control,
and will provide greater transparency to respect enrichment in these two
locations and reduces the time to monitor any overrun in the commitment
agreement, allow for the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
facilities assemble centrifuges, to allow for the International Atomic
Energy Agency to enter production facilities and storage of centrifuge
components, allowing for the International Atomic Energy Agency to enter
the uranium mines and plants outfitted, provide information design
required for a long time about the Arak reactor.
This will provide detailed information about sensitive reactor were not available before, providing more opportunities for inspectors to enter the Arak reactor, providing certain key data and information they are required under the Additional Protocol to the Safeguards Agreement with Iran's atomic energy agency.
* A mechanism to verify compliance:
Will
be the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) being required to
perform a lot of steps to verify consistent with the role of inspections
continuing the Agency, in addition to the commitment of Iran and the
five powers plus one composition of a joint committee to work with the
IAEA to monitor the implementation and address any problems that may
arise. D
The
joint committee also will work with the IAEA to facilitate the
settlement of past and current concerns with respect to Iran's nuclear
program including possible military dimension to Iran's nuclear program
and Iran's activities in Parchin.
What abide by the 5 +1
*
Not to impose any new sanctions with respect to the nuclear program for
a period of six months, if taken into account Iran's obligations under
this Agreement as permitted by their political systems.
*
Stop certain sanctions on gold and precious metals and the automotive
sector and Iranian petrochemical exports to allow Iran Iran revenues
approaching $ 1.5 billion.
* License reforms regarding safety inspections inside Iran for some airlines Iran.
*
Allow the survival of purchases of Iranian oil at current levels to
severely low levels of less than 60% from what it was two years ago.
And will allow the transfer of $ 4.2 billion of the proceeds from these sales in batches if Iran has fulfilled its obligations.
*
Allow the transfer of 400 million dollars of aid from the government
education money directly to the Iranian unrestricted educational
institutions recognized in third countries to cover educational expenses
for students Iranians.
Humanitarian deals
* Facilitate transactions humanity currently permitted under U.S. law.
The
U.S. Congress has exempted the transactions humanity explicitly
sanctions, so the item will not allow Iran to any source of new assets.
The deals are related to purchases of humanitarian Iran of food and agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices.
And will also facilitate transactions for medical expenses abroad for the benefit of the Iranian people.
Comprehensive solution
*
During the first phase, which lasts six months will negotiate the five
powers plus one on the general principles for a comprehensive solution.
Even
now constitutes a general framework for a comprehensive solution
envisages concrete steps give the international community confidence
that Iran's nuclear activities exclusively peaceful.
With regard to the overall solution, there is no agreement on anything.
Over
the next six months will determine whether there is a solution allows
us sufficient confidence that Iran's program is peaceful.
If Iran has failed to address our concerns, we are ready to increase sanctions and pressure.
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Saturday, November 30, 2013
United States released a senior Iranian scientist as part of secret talks in preparation for the Geneva Accord
United States released a senior Iranian scientist as part of secret talks in preparation for the Geneva Accord
Oman
played a pivotal role in secret negotiations between Iran and the
United States for the release of prisoners from both sides
Led back channel secret negotiations between Iran and the United States
in addition to the interim agreement this month in Geneva on the
nuclear program Dodger to Iran, to a series of release of prisoners from
both sides, which has helped to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap
between the two countries, according to reports from The Times Of
Israel.
And held U.S. and European officials secret meetings in Amman in the
form of intermittent over the past years, according to Israeli
intelligence analyst said Ronen Solomon.
The Iranians were released during the past three years for three U.S.
prisons mediated Oman and the United States responded to Iran likewise.
It remains the most important part that following activation secret
channel again on the eve of the recent meetings in Geneva with the Group
of bargaining 5 +1 United States launched the release of a prisoner
Iranian fourth is a large Iranian scientists subject of corn, was
arrested in California on charges has not been disclosed but it is
linked to his attempt to get what is known as dual-use technology or
equipment that could be used in Iran's nuclear military programs. Was made by Iran after a similar move to the latter part of the United States.
Solomon, an analyst with independent intelligence (in 2009 revealed the
crucial role played by the intelligence officer of the Federal German
Gerhard Conrad in the negotiations that led to the Gilad Shalit deal
between Israel and Hamas in 2011), track meetings between the U.S. and
Iran in Oman for years.
Speaks Solomon Times of Yisrael what is called "the deal is not written
for the release of prisoners" reached across the talks lasted years in
Amman between the United States and Iran, he says, "it became clear what
I got Iran through the release of a large Iranian scientists in the
month of April ., but what is not clear the U.S. share of the deal. "
Solomon adds that past experience shows that in the next few months
Iran will release at least one out of three U.S. citizens are believed
to have been held. The former agent of the CIA, Robert Levinson, one of those.
He said that Solomon hubs in Amman talks is a man named Salem bin
Nasser Al Ismaily, chief executive of the Omani Centre for Investment
Promotion and Export Development and a close associate of the Omani
leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Ismaili received his education in the United States and Britain and has fluent English and wrote two books.
The first: "messengers of monotheism: the common heritage of Christians
and Jews and Islam" and the second "a cup of coffee: A Guide to Western
business in the Gulf states."
And tells the latter a fictional story about an American businessman
successful named John Wilkinson but fail in all of his work in the Gulf
until he meets with Sultan, who explains to him based on the book promo
How abandon his style western "and succumbed to the different values
rooted in the customs and traditions of tribal." These norms and played a central role in the exchange deal, which coincided with the vague talks about Iran's nuclear program.
Solomon says that he Pay attention to the role played by the Ismaili
since September / September 2010 in the aftermath of U.S. release Shourd
passing that entered Iran by mistake while hiking near the Iraqi
border, and then was told he was Sahaa on humanitarian grounds.
It was delivered to the Ismaili in Amman and boarded the plane from
there to the United States and this was the first of a series of
releases which brokered by Oman. In September of 2011 was the release of her fiance, Shane Bauer, along with their friend named Joe Fattal.
The two men arrived at the military airport in Muscat and the Ismaili
Bastkabbalhma before taking off their plane to the United States.
The United States began the release of the prisoners have in the month upon in 2012, according to Solomon says. It has been the release of Shahrzad Mir Golejan an Iranian convicted of three counts of smuggling weapons.
The second is the victory of God Tajik, former Iranian ambassador to
Jordan, such as Golejan was arrested initially abroad while trying to
buy night vision goggles from the clients to the United States - and was
released after the United States chose not to pursue extradition
request had been submitted to the British.
Then in January of 2013 was the release of Amir Hossein Sirefi well and
is mediated by Oman, who was arrested in Frankfurt with convicted in
the United States for trying to buy pumps can be used in Iran's nuclear
program.
Finally, in April released Mustafa Troda. Troda and returned to his country through the airport in Muscat, the military itself.
Going back to the FBI agent Wolfensohn, the former Iran claimed that
all the time because they do not know about the whereabouts of
something.
Iran claims it did not know anything about the whereabouts and FBI
agent, former Levinson, for example, the United States is eager to show
that he would not swap with the hostage-takers, took deals format delay
versus the United States showed then a decisive stand to refuse to
negotiate with the kidnappers.
At the present time there is believed to three prisoners to the United
States in Iran - Levinson and happy Abdina and Emir of my wisdom.
U.S. President Barack Obama has raised the subject a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan Rohani last September.
And questioned the credibility of the words of Solomon spiritual about
not knowing where to Wolfensohn, who received his family a videotape and
photos of him in captivity. U.S. intelligence has increasingly convictions that Iran was behind sending these pictures.
US freed top Iranian nuke scientist as part of secret talks ahead of Geneva deal
US freed top Iranian nuke scientist as part of secret talks ahead of Geneva deal
Mojtaba Atarodi "had been arrested in 2011 for attempting to acquire equipment that could be used for Iran’s military-nuclear programs." What could possibly go wrong?
"‘US freed top Iranian scientist as part of secret talks ahead of Geneva deal,’" by Mitch Ginsburg for the Times of Israel, November 29:
The secret back channel of negotiations between Iran and the United States, which led to this month’s interim deal in Geneva on Iran’s rogue nuclear program, has also seen a series of prisoner releases by both sides, which have played a central role in bridging the distance between the two nations, the Times of Israel has been told. In the most dramatic of those releases, the US in April released a top Iranian scientist, Mojtaba Atarodi, who had been arrested in 2011 for attempting to acquire equipment that could be used for Iran’s military-nuclear programs.What a surprise.
American and Iranian officials have been meeting secretly in Oman on and off for years, according to a respected Israeli intelligence analyst, Ronen Solomon. And in the past three years as a consequence of those talks, Iran released three American prisoners, all via Oman, and the US responded in kind. Then, most critically, in April, when the back channel was reactivated in advance of the Geneva P5+1 meetings, the US released a fourth Iranian prisoner, high-ranking Iranian scientist Atarodi, who was arrested in California on charges that remain sealed but relate to his attempt to acquire what are known as dual-use technologies, or equipment that could be used for Iran’s military-nuclear programs. Iran has not reciprocated for that latest release.
Solomon, an independent intelligence analyst (who in 2009 revealed the crucial role played by German Federal Intelligence Service officer Gerhard Conrad in the negotiations that led to the 2011 Gilad Shalit Israel-Hamas prisoner deal), has been following the US-Iran meetings in Oman for years. Detailing what he termed the “unwritten prisoner exchange deals” agreed over the years in Oman by the US and Iran, Solomon told The Times of Israel that “It’s clear what the Iranians got” with the release of top scientist Atarodi in April. “What’s unclear is what the US got.”...
Report: Secret US-Iran talks influenced Obama’s decision on Syria strike
More secrets regarding what happened in those years-long “secret talks” between Iran and the U.S. in Oman are being revealed with the newest report detailing the extent to which President Obama may have allowed U.S. foreign policy to have been influenced by them.
According to unnamed sources in Israeli intelligence and security, President Obama’s “last-minute decision not to carry out an intended punitive strike against Syria’s President Bashar Assad this summer, after Assad killed almost 1,500 of his own people with chemical weapons, was influenced by secret US back-channel discussions with Iran,” The Times of Israel reported.
The report said that it’s believed Iran negotiated with Assad to “dismantle his chemical weapons capability in return for Obama not carrying out the intended attack” – the attack Obama announced he would seek Congressional authorization for on Sept. 1.
According to the article:
Friday’s Channel 2 report recalled that the Obama administration was so certain that its forces were about to attack Syria in the chemical weapons crisis at the end of August that US officials telephoned Israel’s prime minister and defense minister to give them “advance warning” the attack was about to take place.More on this story from The Times of Israel.
The phone calls were made shortly after Secretary of State John Kerry on August 31 had accused Assad’s regime of an August 21 chemical weapons attack that killed 1,429 Syrians. Israel’s leaders were told explicitly that the US would be taking punitive military action against the Assad regime within 24-48 hours.
Friday’s report said that Kerry personally telephoned Israel’s leaders to inform them of the imminent attack, and that Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague also made such a call. The calls were made so that Israel could take steps to defend itself against any potential Syrian retaliation that might target the Jewish state.
In fact, however, Obama on September 1 surprisingly announced that he would seek Congressional authorization before a strike on Syria.
Ultimately Obama did not carry out the narrow, punitive action he had said he was planning, instead joining a Russian-led initiative for a diplomatic solution aimed at stripping Assad of his chemical weapons.
Read: Texas single mom’s ‘thanks a lot’ letter to Obama goes viral
Valerie Jarrett’s ‘Flexibility’ to Negotiate Iran deal
Valerie Jarrett’s ‘Flexibility’ to Negotiate Iran deal
“On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him (Putin) to give me space.”Here is the video for memory refreshment:
In reporting the incident, The New York Times implied the comment had to do with “…objections in Russia to the American plans for a missile defense system based in Europe.”
How about the other portion of the Obama quote, the part about “all these issues”? Did any of those issues involve the prospect of a nuclear Iran? Were there any discussions about a deal similar to the on that was signed last week? Iran and Russia are allies with Iran seen as perhaps the greatest potential nuclear threat to the the U.S. It’s hard to believe Iran didn’t come up in the talks.
Consider an article written by the Daily Beast’s Eli Lake earlier this month. In it, he makes the charge that the Obama administration had been “quietly lifting sanctions” on Iran for months prior to the deal that was ultimately struck on November 23rd:
The Obama administration began softening sanctions on Iran after the election of Iran’s new president in June, months before the current round of nuclear talks in Geneva or the historic phone call between the two leaders in September.At the World Tribune, Sol W. Sanders indicates that the behind-the-scenes negotiating between the Obama administration and Iran may have been taking place longer than that:
While those negotiations now appear on the verge of a breakthrough the key condition for Iran—relief from crippling sanctions—began quietly and modestly five months ago.
A review of Treasury Department notices reveals that the U.S. government has all but stopped the financial blacklisting of entities and people that help Iran evade international sanctions since the election of its president, Hassan Rouhani, in June.
President Barrack Ohama’s special friend and adviser, Iranian-born Valerie Jarrett, apparently, has been secretly creeping around the Persian Gulf for a year holding “unofficial” talks with the Persians, blind siding its allies including Israel and Saudi Arabia.Of course, being that we’re in November, it’s been one year since the re-election of Barack Obama. Has Jarrett been working with Iranian leadership that long? After all, that’s when the ‘flexibility’ would reveal itself.
Jarrett: “Flexibility” to negotiate with Iran?
The reports suggest that Jarrett, who was born in Iran to American parents and who served as senior adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign, may have held clandestine meetings, bringing together officials from the Obama administration and the Iranian regime.In the corresponding video report, filed by Wendell Goler, Obama administration officials vehemently denied any Jarrett involvement. Obama’s confirmed lies on Obamacare, coupled with Lake’s report that clandestine talks between the U.S. and Iran have in fact been taking place behind the scenes for months makes those denials then ring hollow now.
Jarrett was born in Shiraz, Iran, where her father worked in a hospital. The family left Iran when Jarrett was five years old. Many believe she speaks Farsi, or Persian, the official language of Iran.
Also quoted in last year’s Fox News report was an Iranian official who said:
“There’s no such thing as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran,” Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Thursday.Yeah, right.
John Brennan Converted To Islam
http://familysecuritymatters.org/docLib/20100915_Shariah-TheThreattoAmerica.pdf
Shocking New Claim: John Brennan Converted To Islam http://therightscoop.com/shocking-new-claim-john-brennan-converted-to-islam/
Shocking Claim: John Guandolo says Obama's nominee for CIA Director converted to Islam http://shoebat.com/2013/02/09/shocking-claim-john-guandolo-says-obamas-nominee-for-cia-director-converted-to-islam/
Shocking New Claim: John Brennan Converted To Islam http://therightscoop.com/shocking-new-claim-john-brennan-converted-to-islam/
Shocking Claim: John Guandolo says Obama's nominee for CIA Director converted to Islam http://shoebat.com/2013/02/09/shocking-claim-john-guandolo-says-obamas-nominee-for-cia-director-converted-to-islam/
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