IRAN WILL ENRICH URANIUM - NUCLEAR DEAL OR NOT
- Michael Thervil
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
Written by Michael Thervil
[Iran Nuclear Uranium Deal] Whether or not Iran can or cannot enrich its uranium stockpiles in the face of a looming U.S. the nuclear deal isn’t the question. The question is how much uranium Iran will be enriching within the next six months and into the distant future. Yesterday America submitted its nuclear deal proposal to Iran with the hopes that Iran would “go along to get along” to not only avoid American sanctions, but to avoid the threat of both American and Israeli military aggression. While the Trump Administration previously held a hardline position against Iran enriching uranium in any quantity coupled with the dismantling of its nuclear program; it appears that Iran has stood firm against both America and Israel and vowed to continue it uranium enrichment activities.
The newest American non-nuclear proposal to Iran stated that Iran would have to “dismantle critical infrastructure for the conversion of uranium” as well as stop the construction of any new enrichment facilities. Secondly, this new proposal stated that Iran would also have to stop the operation and the building of any new centrifuges. The proposal also went on to state that Iran would have to reduce its enrichment concentration to 3% and is limited to using that uranium for civilian purposes upon signing the deal. According to the deal, Iran would also have to reduce its above ground nuclear operations and shut down its underground nuclear facilities. Lastly, the American proposal states that Iran would have to subject itself to a “strong system for monitoring and verification” on its nuclear sites as well.
For Iran all of these “requests” within the proposal are non-starters as Iran takes up the position that it has the right like any other nation to conduct nuclear enrichment programs without the interference of foreign governments. Iran also views both the American proposal and the threat of Israeli military intervention as an assault on its national sovereignty. Many geopolitical analysts outside of Washington D.C. also agree with Iran taking on the recently submitted proposal calling the Trump Administration's nuclear proposal towards Iran as a “more of a trap than a proposal set by the Americans in order to purposely cripple the free-market growth and development of Iran”.
Iran, an oil rich nation, known as the breadbasket of West Asia, has been a perpetual victim of American weaponized sanctions for decades but still has managed to conduct and generate billions of dollars for its economy. Many fear that a war between America and Israel against Iran is imminent within the region and that any attack by Israel may initiate a nuclear response by Iran to preserve itself as a nation. The American proposal came right after a meeting between Egyptian, Iranian, and leaders from the United Nations in Cairo.
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