Iran Will Never Dismantle Anything in its nuclear Program, As Iran's Deputy FM Claims.

Speaking to reporters in Tehran today, Iran's top diplomat Seyed Abbas Araqchi asserted once again that: "Iran will never dismantle anything in its nuclear program".

Furthermore, Araqchi accused the US for its biased interpretation of the Geneva interim deal and stated:

"If you find a single, a single word, that even closely resembles dismantling or could be defined as dismantling in the entire text, then I would take back my comment".

This is not the first time that an Iranian top official expresses such a statement about the Geneva interim nuclear deal. Hassan Rouhani, the current president and Javad Zarif Iran's current Foreign Minister have also claimed the same statement in different occasions in the last couple of days at home and abroad.

Such similar statements expressed by Iranian top officials in the beginning of the implementation of Geneva interim deal should neither be ignored nor underestimated at this stage. This statement, however, indicates the fact that the Geneva interim deal has been built on an unstable and shaky foundation. This misunderstanding or as the Iranian officials call it "misinterpretation" would cause extra problems particularly in two economic and security arenas in the future. 

In economic arena, many multinational corporations and investors have begun to rush toward Iran in hope for new beneficial deals with the Iranian Regime following this unstable and shaky nuclear agreement. We should not forget that some of these economic deals need long term investments, for example, when it comes to oil and gas sectors. What would happen to these investors and consequently the international global economy, when the Geneva interim deal would face a deadlock in the future, based on the misinterpretation mentioned above? Would the contemporary weak global economy tolerate another shock following the reversal of economic sanctions on Iran in the next couple of months?

When it comes to the security issue, the shaky Geneva interim deal might cause two major problems at the regional and consequently at the global level. 1- It might force Saudi Arabia to acquire nuclear weapon (e.g. Via Pakistan) as soon as possible in order to be able to compete with Iran. 2- This unstable nuclear deal might also force Israel to unilaterally find a solution for Iran's ambitious nuclear activity. As it clears, both of these possibilities would threaten the security and stability of not only the Middle East but also the entire world from different angles. Thus, it would be wise to urgently deal with this issue in an appropriate and comprehensive manner and do not "sweep it under the carpet".


M. Sirani                                28.01.2014

Reference:
Tasnim (2014). Deputy FM: Iran to Dismantle Nothing in Nuclear Program. URLhttp://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/262644. Accessed on: 28.01.2014.