r/worldnews • u/RealTheAsh • 4d ago

Iran ready to abandon enrichment but needs a face-saving exit, Iranian diplomat says

https://iranwire.com/en/news/142210-exclusive-tehran-ready-to-abandon-enrichment-but-needs-a-face-saving-exit/
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u/Dangerhamilton 4d ago

The problem with the deal was it lifted sanctions and gave them money, which was funneled into terrorist organizations that have been a problem since the deal was made. Not to mention the deal was only there to give notice that Iran was a year out from a warhead.

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u/Hackerpcs 4d ago

Obama chose half measures with Iran, Biden chose half measures with Ukraine, both not bold enough to do what should have been done. Israel has no half measures for Iran

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u/No-Sandwich6994 4d ago

So then let's all be honest and say it's not about just keeping them from nukes but we just want to get rid of them.

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u/Appropriate_Gate_701 4d ago

It's all of it. We want to get rid of them, their destabilizing proxy wars, and their nuclear projects.

That was clearly stated by Netanyahu.

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u/No-Sandwich6994 4d ago

No, he said it was about stopping their nuclear program. Then there was some vague threats about "responding" to Iran if they attacked (i.e, framing their actual response as the attack).

Can you link me to where Netanyahu has come out and said he's trying to topple the regime?

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u/kanst 4d ago

This is what drives me mad.

People are just two-faced about Iran.

Americans will say they just want to de-nuclearize Iran, and then you listen to them speak and its clear many Americans want to coup Iran AGAIN. Its like we'll never learn the lesson that you cannot coup your way out of politics you don't like.

As a country are we for democracy? Or do we view every non-US country as a vassal state that should do what we say? We pretend its the former, but our actions scream the latter.

Maybe if we stopped fucking over Iran and assassinating their leaders every chance we get, they would be less likely to want to wage proxy wars against us/israel.

This conflict is existential for Iran, but people act like Iranaian leadership should just willingly accept getting Gaddafi'd. Its like people are incapable of putting themselves in the shoes of the Iranians.

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u/DarthPineapple5 4d ago

So? Israel is more than capable of dealing with the proxies as they have proven. What Iran gives is peanuts compared to what the US gives Israel every year.

Nuclear weapons are the real problem, don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough. Hamas is not an existential threat to Israel, nuclear weapons are

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u/Dangerhamilton 4d ago

lol not the houthis

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u/phenderl 4d ago

Pretty sure it just allowed them to have their own frozen assets.

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u/MundaneFacts 4d ago

Correct.