Anonymous
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6/27/2025, 10:02:26 PM No.508898936
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Was this a good deal? I know that the Israelis hated it, and I know that FOX News criticized it constantly, but I don't know why. My understanding is that Israel was cut out of the negotiations, so they REEE'd out.
Iran was allowed to enrich uranium only to 3%, only under strict guidelines, only at one single facility, and had to decommission 3/4 of their current facilities and centrifuges and dispose of all their stockpiles of more highly enriched uranium. In exchange Iran received sanctions relief.
This doesn't seem like a bad or unreasonable deal. Why was there such hysteria over it? I understand Israel opposed it, because it diffused their casus belli against Iran (nuclear program) by legitimizing their civilian program.
Am I missing something? Was it really bad for some other reason?
The only reason given to me in the last thread is that the deal was only for 15 years. As I see it, that only benefits the USA and does not benefit the Iranians. At the end of 15 years, we could demand they renew the treaty or sign a stricter treaty, or face sanctions, and the Iranians, having already decommissioned their program and given up their stockpiles would have no cards to play, and would be compelled to either renew or face greater restrictions.
Was this a good deal? I know that the Israelis hated it, and I know that FOX News criticized it constantly, but I don't know why. My understanding is that Israel was cut out of the negotiations, so they REEE'd out.
Iran was allowed to enrich uranium only to 3%, only under strict guidelines, only at one single facility, and had to decommission 3/4 of their current facilities and centrifuges and dispose of all their stockpiles of more highly enriched uranium. In exchange Iran received sanctions relief.
This doesn't seem like a bad or unreasonable deal. Why was there such hysteria over it? I understand Israel opposed it, because it diffused their casus belli against Iran (nuclear program) by legitimizing their civilian program.
Am I missing something? Was it really bad for some other reason?
The only reason given to me in the last thread is that the deal was only for 15 years. As I see it, that only benefits the USA and does not benefit the Iranians. At the end of 15 years, we could demand they renew the treaty or sign a stricter treaty, or face sanctions, and the Iranians, having already decommissioned their program and given up their stockpiles would have no cards to play, and would be compelled to either renew or face greater restrictions.
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