Iran Cannot Be Trusted

May 14, 2015

Netanyahu on Israel’s Security

“The survival of Israel is non-negotiable,” he said. “Israel will not accept an agreement which allows a country that vows to annihilate us to develop nuclear weapons. Period.”

Netanyahu on Framework Agreement Struck with Iran

“Iran said that ‘The destruction of Israel is non-negotiable,’ and in these fateful days Iran is accelerating the arming of its terror proxies to attack Israel.

“This deal would legitimize Iran’s nuclear program, bolster Iran’s economy, and increase Iran’s aggression and terror throughout the Middle East and beyond. Such a deal would not block Iran’s path to the bomb. It would pave it. It would increase the risks of nuclear proliferation in the region and the risks of a horrific war.”

—Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking in response to statements issued by President Obama and European Union announcing success in construction of a framework for a 30 June 2015 agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program.

Netanyahu on a Better Deal

“Iran has shown again why it can’t be trusted. Iran insists on maintaining its formidable nuclear capabilities with which it could produce nuclear bombs. Iran insists on removing all sanctions immediately. And Iran refuses to allow effective inspections of all its suspect facilities. At the same time, Iran continues its unbridled aggression in the region and its terrorism throughout the world.

“So let me reiterate again the two main components of the alternative to this bad deal: First, instead of allowing Iran to preserve and develop its nuclear capabilities, a better deal would significantly roll back these capabilities—for example, by shutting down the illicit underground facilities that Iran concealed for years from the international community. Second, instead of lifting the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear facilities and program at a fixed date, a better deal would link the lifting of these restrictions to an end of Iran’s aggression in the region, its worldwide terrorism and its threats to annihilate Israel.

“Iran needs a deal more than anyone. Instead of making dangerous concessions to Iran, now is the time for the international community to reassert and fortify its original demands for a better deal.

“We must not let Iran, the foremost sponsor of global terrorism, have an easy path to nuclear weapons which will threaten the entire world.”

Arabs Blast “Obama’s Deal” with Iran

Nuclear talks with Iran

Nuclear talks with Iran “Some Arab countries are opposed to the nuclear deal because it poses a threat to their interests.”

—Egyptian daily Al-Wafd in an article entitled, “Politicians: Obama’s deal with Iran threatens Arab world”

“[Obama’s] achievements are designed to dismantle the Arab world. Obama wants to make historic achievements before the end of his term in office by destroying Al-Qaeda, seeking rapprochement with Cuba and reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran.”

—Jihad Odeh, an Egyptian professor of political science

“The US surely does not want to see a more powerful Iranian hegemony in the region, but at the same time, it does not appear to mind some kind of Iranian influence in the region.”

“The Gulf states should build strategic partnerships with the regional powers of Pakistan and Turkey, who share the Gulf nations’ fears of Iranian ambitions in the region.”

—Nasser Ahmed Bin Ghaith, a researcher from the United Arab Emirates

“Iran has tried to intervene in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria and it is seeing that it’s not paying any price; on the contrary, there are attempts by the big powers to reach understandings with Iran. There is also a feeling in Tehran that the US is avoiding a military confrontation with the Iranians and their proxies. The Gulf countries have learned from the lessons of the past in various areas. The policy of appeasement has only led to wars. Any kind of appeasement with Iran will only lead it to ask for more and probably meddle in the internal affairs of the Arab countries and increase its arrogance.”

—Political analyst Hassan al-Barari, Qatar’s daily Al-Sharq

“This agreement provides Iran with what it needs most to pursue its wars and expansionism against the Arabs: funds. Lifting the sanctions is America’s way of backing the dangerous and direct wars against Arabs; the lifting of the sanctions also provides the Iranians with the funds needed to push with their Persian advancement. The US wants to drain Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf countries in preparation for dividing them.”

—Salah al-Mukhtar, a Jordanian columnist, wrote an article entitled, “Oh Arabs wake up, your enemy is Iran”

“For all the talk of this deal contributing to making the world safer, if Obama is truly concerned with his legacy, especially in the Middle East, he must now work with Iran to encourage it to become a regular member of the international community once again, and not a country which sponsors conflict, whether directly or via proxies, across the region…Otherwise, this deal could just leave Iran emboldened in its expansionist designs.”

—Lebanon’s English-language Daily Star newspaper

Excerpted from an article by Khaled Abu Toameh ~ Gatestone

Former Israeli Ambassador: Entire Middle East about to Go Nuclear

“I’m quite convinced that we could be on the cusp of the nuclearization of the Middle East, which would change not only Israel’s reality, it could change human reality. And historians may look back on this a hundred years from now and wonder why people weren’t more clear-sighted. The same people who look back on other periods and see […] great dangers looming.”