by Stephen Lendman

Veterans Today

 

It’s no surprise. It’s been that way for years. Iran’s legally entitled to enrich uranium. Dozens of other countries do the same thing.

Tehran alone is criticized. Managed news misinformation begets more of it. Washington, Israel, and European partner collaborators repeat it ad nauseam.

They lie. They know they’re lying. They repeat what they know is false. Media scoundrels regurgitate it. Doing so makes them complicit.

Americans are the least informed, most entertained people anywhere. They’re mindless about what matters most.

Propaganda works. A new Gallup poll explains. It found 99% of Americans believe Iran’s nuclear program threatens US security. Its nonexistent nukes are considered more dangerous than nations with real ones.

Previous polls called Iran America’s top enemy. China ranked second.

Paul Craig Roberts calls thinking America’s “national disability.” Indifference lets Washington get away with murder and much more.

Iran fully complies with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) provisions. Its nuclear program is peaceful. US intelligence says so. Annually it repeats earlier assessments.

On February 6, the IAEA said Iran began installing IR-2m centrifuges. It’s entitled to do so. It’s doing it at Natanz. It’s Tehran’s main uranium enrichment facility.

“This is the first time that centrifuges more advanced that IR-1 have been installed,” it said.

Ali Asghar Soltananieh is Tehran’s IAEA ambassador. Iran’s program is entirely peaceful, he stressed.

“The most important point of the report is that after a decade of continuous inspections by the agency, there is no evidence on divergence toward military purposes in Iran’s nuclear material and activities,” he added.

“The agency says that (uranium) enrichment is continuing in Iran without any problem and under (its) full supervision.”

“According to (its) report, enrichment to a purity level of 20 percent with the aim of fueling the Tehran reactor is successfully continuing, and it indicates the peaceful use of enrichment to supply the Tehran research reactor with fuel to provide hospitals with radioisotopes they need.”

Iran is committed to continued IAEA talks. It wants all outstanding issues resolved. Its research reactor produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment. Nothing proves otherwise.

On February 13, Tehran concluded its latest round of talks. Most issues were resolved. India’s ambassador said Iran successfully completed them. It’s committed to whatever else is required. It wishes to do so in a “calm atmosphere of cooperation.”

State Department spokeswomen Victoria Nuland called Iran’s new centrifuges “another provocative step.” Britain’s Foreign Office said it’s of “serious concern.”

IAEA’s report comes days ahead of more P1+5 talks. On February 26, they’ll begin in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Six major powers and Iran will meet.

Expect no breakthroughs. Washington obstructionism prevents them. So does Israel behind the scenes. Iran’s nuclear program is duplicitous red herring cover.

At issue is longstanding regime change plans. America tolerates no independent governments. It wants subservient pro-Western ones replacing them. If Tehran had no nuclear program, another pretext would be invented.

Rogue states operate that way. Washington and Israel are by far the worst. Iran faces formidable challenges. It’s committed to peaceful nuclear development.

It’s entitled to do so. It won’t abandon its sovereign rights. It’s unconscionable that America, Israel, and complicit European partners insist it do so.

 

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