Sunday, January 22, 2017

Iran's Atomic Chief Warms That Iran Will Quickly Ramp Up Its Nuclear Program If President Trump 'Tears-Up' The Deal

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), a vice-president of Iran, and key architect of deal U.S. President Donald Trump wants to tear up, says he'll 'wait and see' on what the new administration actually does. (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)

CBC News: If Trump nixes nuclear deal, 'we are prepared,' says country's atomic chief

Atomic energy chief is a key architect of nuclear deal Trump wants to tear up

Iran says it is reserving judgment on new U.S. President Donald Trump. But if he does, as he's vowed, "tear up" the international deal Tehran reached on curbing its nuclear program, it could quickly ramp that program back up, says the country's atomic energy chief.

In the first comments on Trump's inauguration from a high-ranking member of Iran's government, Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also a vice-president, said he viewed the absence of a mention of Iran in Trump's inaugural speech as "positive."

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Iran vows reprisal upon breach of nuclear deal -- CCTV
Iran to resume enhanced nuclear program if Trump dishonors P5+1 agreement -- RT

2 comments:

Jay Farquharson said...

Clinton, the Repub House and Senate bailed on the Agreeded Framework.

10 years later the NORK's had nukes.

Iran can probably do it in 4.

fred said...

Yes. But are you for or against the Iranian nuke deal? Many in COP want to discard it...and you?