That Presidents BarackObama and JoeBiden subsequently lifted, waived, or refused to enforce those sanctions changed not Iran's behavior but rather its rhetoric, writes mrubin1971.
First, the logical flaws at the heart of Iran's claims that it needed nuclear power and, second, two decades of statements by those surrounding the supreme leader that a nuclear weapon was the goal. Iran's civilian nuclear drive never made sense. Iranian officials have explained they want an indigenous energy supply for which they need up to eight nuclear power plants. Because the U.S. Geological Service surveyed Iran extensively prior to the 1979 revolution, the U.S.
Nor has Iran's secrecy made sense if its motives were pure. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty allowed Iran to build a civilian nuclear reactor. What raised suspicion — and ultimately led the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council — was Iran's persistent lying to inspectors, as well as its documented nuclear work on nuclear triggers, warhead design, and other activities that have much more to do with destroying a city than powering one.
As American partisans engaged in a circular firing squad, they failed to give Iranian leaders credit for their own agency. While President Mohammad Khatami charmed the world with his offers of a"Dialogue of Civilizations" , his own aidesabout how they hoodwinked Western officials with false engagement so that sanctions would not interfere with their covert nuclear program.
That Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden subsequently lifted, waived, or refused to enforce those sanctions changed not Iran's behavior but rather its rhetoric.
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