Iran leader throws a monkey wrench into nuke deal

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader vowed Wednesday he will not allow international inspection of Iran’s military sites or access to Iranian scientists under any nuclear agreement with world powers.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders Wednesday that Iran will resist “coercion and excessive demands” from America and other world powers.

Negotiators from Iran and a six nation group — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — have launched a new round of talks in Vienna focused on reaching a final deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions. The two sides reached a framework agreement in March and hope to strike a final deal by June 30.

A fact sheet on the framework accord issued by the U.S. State Department said Iran would be required to grant the U.N. nuclear agency access to any “suspicious sites.”

But Khamenei indicated that the Americans are increasing their demands that international inspection of Iran’s military sites and interviews with Iranian scientists be included in the final deal.

“The impudent and brazen enemy expects that we allow them talk to our scientists and researchers about a fundamental local achievement but no such permission will be allowed,” Khamenei told military commanders in Tehran Wednesday, in remarks broadcast on state TV. “No inspection of any military site or interview with nuclear scientists will be allowed.”

Khamenei said interviewing Iranian nuclear scientists would be an affront to Iran’s dignity.

“I will not allow foreigners to interview — which is tantamount to interrogation — the prominent beloved scientists and sons of this nation,” he said.

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Khamenei, was quoted by Iranian media this week as accusing the Americans of changing their position and toughening their stance as the deadline approaches.

“They insist on crossing (our) red lines. This turns into an obstacle,” Velayati was quoted as saying.

CBS/AP

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12 responses to “Iran leader throws a monkey wrench into nuke deal”

  1. cook2half Avatar
    cook2half

    lol

  2. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    We won’t accept this, we won’t accept that, this is a red line and at the end they accept.
    Because they know very well the price of not accepting.

  3. Iran is preparing to cancel benefits on bread and water

    The
    Islamic Republic of Iran is not able to spend billions of dollars on
    grants approved during the rule of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This was stated by Minister of Labour and Social Protection Ali Rabia.

    Ahmadinejad decided to replace the subsidies for bread, water, electricity and fuel allowance. Today, every Iranian receives from the state 455.000 rials – about $ 15.

    The Minister noted that reforms have social component. “The situation in which all receive benefits, regardless of financial
    status, is unacceptable. It is contrary to the ideals of social
    justice,” – he said.

    Rabia said that since 2010 around half a million lost jobs professionals involved in advanced development. Project funding was discontinued because of the need to pay benefits for essential goods.

    President
    Hassan Rouhani, who came to power in 2013, inherited an economy with
    annual inflation of 40% and a multibillion-dollar debt. In two years, the inflation rate was reduced to 15%, but the national debt amounts to 88,000,000,000 dollars.

    Many
    experts point out that the main reason for Iran’s hyperinflation –
    costly nuclear program and become its consequence international
    sanctions

  4. North Korea announced a new achievement – the compact nuclear warheads http://38north.org/2015/02/jlewis020515/

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Pocket sized? :-))

      1. miniaturization, NASA will send to other planets nanosatellites http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/20/nasa-cubesat-planet-exploration/

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          I suppose if they can make a neck-collar to blow off a head, a small iBomb (or even an iRing) is also in the works to wear on a wrist, perhaps with some polished stones for visual effect – Ladies could individualize too.
          These would be big sellers in places that prescribe losing bits and pieces of a body for some ‘wrong deed’ … and I’m sure there could be an executioner sitting comfy in a room running remote controls for sentences handed down by Religionists … the biggest Drones of all of us. ;-))
          Imagine you are in a Mother of a Ship headed to Mars, perhaps on holiday, and a wayward ‘nano-sat’ from the 21st century travelling unseen toward you with a combined impact speed of 762,603.4 MPH approaches just as you’re having Tea. You will wonder for a second where the ship went … if the bumpers were not updated.

  5. Rascal Avatar

    More BS tough talk from Ayatoilet Khamenei. Iran NEEDS this deal without question. They are absolutely f**ked without this deal weather they like it or not. Now is not the time to make senseless demands. Khamenei and his predecessor have totally screwed Iran with failed shiite revolutions and terrorism.
    Do they want to make nice or continue to be looser to the world?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Loser with monkey wrenches. Helping Warriors hasn’t helped them either, even with Putin&Co. working overtime ,,, but speaking of helping drag everyone down …

  6. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Back to the stone age.

  7. lownara Avatar
    lownara

    What about interviewing the Israeli Scientists for a change.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Did you ever try to talk to a Scientist ?? :-))) It’s ALL about numbers with those guys. 😉
      Khamenei’s problem is same as every other politician … they don’t know what Scientists talk about, can’t understand them, and are always afraid they will give away ‘state secrets’ to other Scientists … which happens mostly at conventions, of course.
      Hell. They are even prone to publishing papers – which few can read. :-)))

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