Adam Kredo:
Iranian officials say that the White House is misleading the public about the details of an interim nuclear agreement reached over the weekend in Geneva.
Iran and Western nations including the United States came to an agreement on the framework for an interim deal late Saturday night in Geneva. The deal has yet to be implemented
The White House released a multi-page fact sheet containing details of the draft agreement shortly after the deal was announced.
However, Iranian foreign ministry official on Tuesday rejected the White House’s version of the deal as “invalid” and accused Washington of releasing a factually inaccurate primer that misleads the American public.
“What has been released by the website of the White House as a fact sheet is a one-sided interpretation of the agreed text in Geneva and some of the explanations and words in the sheet contradict the text of the Joint Plan of Action, and this fact sheet has unfortunately been translated and released in the name of the Geneva agreement by certain media, which is not true,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkhamtold the Iranian press on Tuesday.
Afkham and officials said that the White House has “modified” key details of the deal and released their own version of the agreement in the fact sheet.
Iran’s right to enrich uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon, is fully recognized under the draft released by Tehran.
“This comprehensive solution would enable Iran to fully enjoy its right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under the relevant articles of the NPT in conformity with its obligations therein,” the agreement reads, according to a copy released to Iranian state-run media.
“This comprehensive solution would involve a mutually defined enrichment programme with practical limits and transparency measures to ensure the peaceful nature of the programme,” the Iranian draft reads. “This comprehensive solution would constitute an integrated whole where nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.”
Iran’s objection to the deal as presented in the fact sheet raises new concerns about final stage talks meant to ensure that the deal is implemented in the next few weeks.
The White House confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon on Monday that the final details of the plan have yet to be worked out, meaning that Iran is not yet beholden to a six month freeze its nuclear activities.
Gloating, bragging and spiking the ball always has consequences. But when you’re doing it over something you don’t understand which was negotiated by others who keep you in the dark and whose motives are not in the interests of America, the spiking looks downright idiotic.
Putin laughed at the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Assad laughed at the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Now, the Ayatollahs are laughing at the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Meanwhile, uranium enrichment is going full bore.
Gee, why would Obama release a factually inaccurate primer that misleads the American public?
Probably because Iran’s right to enrich uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon, is fully recognized under the draft released by Tehran.
BUT…..by allowing the false story this gives Obama a few MORE hours or days of distraction from his other screw-ups.
And now it is confirmed that Iran was truthful, Obama the liar….once again…..
Who is lying to us, obama or the Iranians. I guess it comes down to a matter of who we trust most.
No surprise when two liars meet to talk, they do what comes natural. They lie.