Is JCPOA better than Trump proposal?

The letter makes up facts — but also defies logic and common sense.

Indeed, if “Obama deal limited enrichment to 3.67%,” how come Iran enriched its Uranium to 60%?

Inspections: JCPOA established a regime of “managed access,” but this system required approval processes and waiting periods that often allowed for a monthslong delays before access to suspect sites was granted, and excluded access to “military” sites. In 2021, Iran suspended all monitoring inspections altogether.

Money: Obama released ~ $150B in cash to Iran, which was immediately used strictly for military purposes and propping up its proxies — Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen Houthis. The current MOU simply states that the Gulf nations are willing to invest up to $300B into Iran’s infrastructure, if Iran gives up its nuclear ambitions.

Hormuz: MOU does not mention any wishes of Iran or anyone else to charge any fees for passing the straight. Iran did and does voice this wish — but such a thing is forbidden by international laws, and therefore cannot, and will not be part of any serious discussion.

Finally — MOU is not a “deal.” All it does is reveal to the world what Iran’s real ambitions are: destruction of both “small” and “big” Satan’s and total control of the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Zinovy Fichtenholz

San Carlos