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Iranian Lawmaker: ‘In My Opinion, We Have Achieved Nuclear Weapons’

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Iranian member of Parliament Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani said in an interview this weekend that he believed his country had successfully developed a nuclear weapon, contrary to international law, but would not admit to it.

Ardestani claimed that Iran would still claim to be abiding by the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA), the 2015 agreement brokered by American President Barack Obama that dramatically reduced sanctions on Tehran in exchange for promises not to expand its nuclear development. Iran has consistently violated the nuclear deal for years; President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 but the other four countries that joined the JCPOA – China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom – remain parties to it.

Ardestani’s comments, as translated by the dissident news site Iran International, followed a fraught visit to Iran by the head of the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, in which he declared the Islamist regime’s refusal to properly comply with inspections “completely unsatisfactory” and implored Iran to abide by international regulations.


Of course they do. They probably have several nuke warheads mounted on rockets, ready for Israel.
 

After Week of Hinting at Having Bomb, Iran Offers to Share ‘Nuclear Expertise’ with the World​

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) offered to share the nation’s nuclear “expertise” with any country seeking to develop a nuclear program on Wednesday, the latest in a string of provocative comments by Iranian officials, including one claiming Tehran already has a nuclear bomb.

AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi bragged that Iran had been developing its nuclear technology for half a century and was hoping for scientific collaboration with the international community during a conference focusing on expanding ties with Arab states. The regime-run PressTV propaganda outlet claimed that he suggested the field of “radiopharmaceuticals” as one particularly ready for international cooperation, omitting discussion of weapons.

Kamalvandi also reportedly conceded that Iran’s relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations oversight organization on nuclear science, had become increasingly fraught lately, but blamed “political” intrusions into scientific development for the situation.

“Iran has 50 years of history and experience in the nuclear field and has been able to train many scientists and specialists,” PressTV quoted Kamalvandi as saying. “Iran stands ready for comprehensive cooperation in order to transfer its nuclear expertise and technology to all countries, especially neighboring ones. We extend the hand of friendship to all states.”

 
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