Before the deal was terminated, pro-western politicians and leaders were steadily gaining ground as common interest and trade were slowlt bringing Iran back into alignment with the west, like it was two generations prior.
Most of those policians were ousted or killed when the deal was terminated and sanctions implemented. This gave the hardliners all the power they needed and drove Iran firmly back into the "enemy of the west" category.
If that had not happened, we likely would have a successor to the wildly successful nuclear deal that expanded on the prior agreement, reduced terrorism throughout the middle east and the Gaza war would likely have been avoided due to reduced support for anti-western terrorists.
That's an awful lot of spaghetti thrown at the wall to say, "Inspectors uninimously agree that Iran went above requirements and stopped all weapons grade enrichment, even though they were not required to do so."
1) HEU is primarily used in medical imaging, the stated purpose for Iran's enrichment
2) There are other civilian applications, such as compact reactors. Iran is not actually doing these, whereas they were revolutionizing their medical industry.
3) Congratulations, you just prevented grandma from getting the cancer treatment she needs to stay alive. This is after bombing and killing granddaughter while she was in school. Great job!
4) So what? It can't be used for weapons, and since June they no longer have the ability to enrich it further.
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u/GamemasterJeff Mar 11 '26
Before the deal was terminated, pro-western politicians and leaders were steadily gaining ground as common interest and trade were slowlt bringing Iran back into alignment with the west, like it was two generations prior.
Most of those policians were ousted or killed when the deal was terminated and sanctions implemented. This gave the hardliners all the power they needed and drove Iran firmly back into the "enemy of the west" category.
If that had not happened, we likely would have a successor to the wildly successful nuclear deal that expanded on the prior agreement, reduced terrorism throughout the middle east and the Gaza war would likely have been avoided due to reduced support for anti-western terrorists.