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September 25, 2015 Special Dispatch No. 6167

Article In Pakistani Urdu Daily On Iran Nuclear Deal: 'American History Also Indicates That Its Record Of Implementing Agreements Is Not Good'; 'America Has A Pre-Existing Military Plan Against Iran'

September 25, 2015
Pakistan | Special Dispatch No. 6167

A recent article titled "Challenges and Perils Facing the Iran Nuclear Deal" in the Pakistani Urdu daily Roznama Ummat argued that Iran has sacrificed much in order to reach a nuclear deal, but that there are still challenges ahead in the implementation of the agreement.

The widely circulated Roznama Ummat is a staunch supporter of Islamist political parties. The article, by S. Anjum Asif, states that Israel is making great efforts to thwart this deal, including trying to mislead the American public through opinion polls.

Following are excerpts from the article:

"America Is Making Efforts To Assure Israel That Despite The Agreement With Iran, America Will Not Trust Iran"

"Doubts about the nuclear deal between Iran and the international powers, which was reached after two years of lengthy and patience-testing negotiations, still persist. The forces that are opposed to this agreement, including Israel, the American Congress and some Middle Eastern countries, are making efforts to somehow stop the implementation of this agreement. Israel has opposed any agreement with Iran from day one and is still firm in its stance. The Israeli prime minister has openly acknowledged that Israel would never accept this agreement.

"American history also indicates that its record of implementing agreements is not good; so there are chances that America would maintain its aggressive approach to keep Iran under pressure. With regard to the American record of honoring agreements, a European expert said, on condition of anonymity: 'The American record of abiding by the spirit of agreements is very bad and disgusting because America always dilly-dallies. So accepting these agreements as set in stone would not be right.'

"Three weeks after this agreement [was reached] in Vienna, an Iranian representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) lodged a complaint against America and took the stance that America is violating this agreement. In the complaint, the Iranian representative drew attention to White House spokesman Josh Earnest's statement that 'despite the agreement with Iran, the military option against Iran will remain [on the table]. America has gathered information about the Iranian nuclear program over the years; so if needed, the use of the military option is still possible.'

"What is the purpose of this provocative statement by America? In fact, America is making efforts to assure Israel that despite the agreement with Iran, America will not trust Iran and keep a strict watch on its nuclear program and, if needed, will not hesitate to pursue military action.

"Military action against Iran is Israel's heartfelt desire. But the problem is that Israel is not in a position to take military action against Iran, especially against Iran's nuclear installations. It knows full well that it does not have the capability to destroy Iran's nuclear installations. So Israel's heartfelt desire is either that America should be made to act against Iran or that both of them should do it together.

"The Iranian representative to the IAEA further said that America has begun violating the agreement, whose ink has not yet dried. He made it clear that America cannot run away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, under which there is no room for clandestinely collecting information about Iran's nuclear program."

"Another Incident Could Further Endanger This Agreement; Obama Has Assured America's Gulf Allies That [The U.S.] Will Help Them If Their Security Is In Danger... [And] Supply The Latest Weapons"

"The reality is that international inspectors, who inspected Iran's nuclear facilities in the past, handed over the sensitive information provided to them by Iran itself to America and Israel, on the basis of which massive propaganda was conducted against Iran. The international inspectors, exceeding their mandate, provided secret and sensitive information on Iran to Israel and America, endangering its national security. So if the IAEA inspectors, under the new agreement, adopted a similar attitude that put the national security of Iran at risk, then the future of this agreement will be in danger.

"America will have to understand that Iran has sacrificed much to reach this agreement, and if its sacrifices are wasted due to American action, it will be dangerous for the whole region. The IAEA will have to fulfil its international responsibilities and must make sure that its inspectors do not share information gathered during visits to Iran with any other country - because Iran should not get the impression that international inspectors are committing an injustice towards it. This time, the situation is different. Iran has accepted international sanctions on its nuclear program, especially on its capability to enrich uranium, and it would like to act according to the spirit of the agreement.

"Another incident could further endanger this agreement. Barack Obama has assured America's Gulf allies that [America] will help them if their security is in danger, clearly meaning that America will supply the latest weapons to its Arab and Gulf allies, while it has already provided billions of dollars in weapons to those countries."

"Obama Wants This Agreement Passed By Congress Because He Knows That If Congress Rejects This Agreement Then There Will Be War With Iran"

"Despite Israel's open opposition to the agreement and announcement that it will never accept it, America is providing more lethal weapons to Israel. The presence of such large quantities of lethal weapons in the Middle Eastern and the Gulf states is not a positive sign. This will increase chances of a large scale war. A former American undersecretary of defense, Eric Edelman, has demanded that the American president increase American military presence in the Middle East, when America already has a large number of troops in the region, and any increase in those would result in increased tension in the region. A massive propaganda campaign is continuing in America and Israel against Iran. In this regard, Israel is trying to mislead the American people regarding the Iran deal.

"According to a poll by Quinnipiac University, 57 percent of Americans are opposed to the nuclear deal signed with Iran, whereas 28 percent are in favor of it. Similarly, in a poll conducted by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, 35 percent of Americans are opposed to the Iran deal, whereas 33 percent support it, and 32 percent did not express their opinion. In a July 2015 poll conducted by CNN/ORC, 52 percent of Americans were opposed to the possible deal with Iran, whereas 44 percent supported it.

"Such polls in America are conducted by sections which are under the influence of Israel, and those results are being played up. Its purpose is to get it [the nuclear deal] rejected by the American Congress. Such poll results directly affect opposition in the American Congress because if the American Congress rejects it with a two-thirds majority, then it would create a difficult situation for America, and to get out of the difficult situation, U.S. President Barack Obama can veto the Congressional decision. Barack Obama wants this agreement passed by Congress because he knows that if Congress rejects this agreement, then there will be war with Iran, with dire consequences.

"America has a pre-existing military plan against Iran, which starts with an attack on Iran's nuclear installations. Obviously, Iran will not sit idly by, and will launch missile attacks against Israel and America, which will destroy the peace in the region. But Israel will not refrain from its conspiracies, and is constantly working against the agreement, so that by wrecking the agreement with Iran, the ground will be prepared for joint military action by America and Israel against Iran. But is Israel ready to put its security at stake?"

Source: Roznama Ummat (Pakistan), August 31, 2015.                   

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