Chanting ‘Death to America,’ Iran MPs vote to bar military inspectors

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The Times Of Israel:

With some lawmakers chanting “Death to the America,” Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to ban access to military sites, documents and scientists as part of a future deal with world powers over its contested nuclear program.

The bill, if approved into law, could complicate the ongoing talks in Vienna between Iran and the six-nation group — the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany — as they face a self-imposed June 30 deadline. The talks are focused on reaching a final accord that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in return for the lifting of economic sanctions.

Of 213 lawmakers present on Sunday, 199 voted in favor of the bill, which also demands the complete lifting of all sanctions against Iran as part of any final nuclear accord. The bill must be ratified by the Guardian Council, a constitutional watchdog, to become a law.

The terms stipulated in the bill allow for international inspections of Iranian nuclear sites, but forbid any inspections of military facilities.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani read the bill aloud in a session broadcast live on state radio. It states in part, “The International Atomic Energy Agency, within the framework of the safeguard agreement, is allowed to carry out conventional inspections of nuclear sites.”

However it concludes that “access to military, security and sensitive non-nuclear sites, as well as documents and scientists, is forbidden.”

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Obama is running out of time.
He’s lost France, which drew a ”red line,” about full openess in inspections.
Then Obama lost Kerry who might have had a Freudian slip on his bike just to get out of trying anymore in a losing battle.
Iran has been laughing at Obama for months with regards this.
They act all sweet and reasonable one day, then dig in their heels on those same issues as if their reasonableness never even happened.
My question is, who does Obama blame?
He always blames somebody.
My guess is it will be Israel.

What we need is more tough talk. That’ll get their attention.