Keyhan London:

[Is he right to say Iranian people did not know the only reason the Mollafia revived the nuclear programmes in Iran was to build any atomic or nuclear weapon in order to be taken seriously following the North Korea model? At least he admits that was the Mollafia's true purpose. And why does he say "we" were checkmated? At what stage did "we" have a say in the insane policies of Mollafia?]

HOW WE WERE CHECKMATED

May 19, 2018
By Parviz Dastmalchi

The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the masters of the lose-lose strategy, both in domestic affairs and foreign policy. The self-appointed messengers of God who continue to promise heaven on Earth have instead created a living hell through their violent and costly rule in the past 40 years.

The Iranian banking system has all but collapsed. The rial has fallen to record low against major foreign currencies. The regime’s mission to spread Shia doctrine throughout the world and its regional ambitions have drained the country’s treasury and deprived its citizens of the peace and prosperity they deserve. The current state of affairs in Iran is the antithesis of the Islamic Revolution’s promise of creating a “free, prosperous and just” society.

The regime dreamed of destroying the “Great Satan,” namely the U.S. and its closest ally Israel, but instead, it has been isolated by the international community, crippled by economic sanctions, and is on the verge of collapse.

One of the  significant strategic blunders of the Islamic Republic was its plan to obtain nuclear capabilities to guarantee its survival. However, the program has created nothing but problems for the country and the Iranian people. The regime lied about its real intentions to its people and the international community. Military satellites detected and photographed nuclear sites and activities that the establishment tried so hard to hide from the “prying eyes” of its “enemies” and people. The authorities disguised their true intentions behind the slogan “nuclear energy is our inalienable rights.” But everyone except for the unsuspecting Iranian public knew that the regime was trying to obtain nuclear weapons. Between 2006 and 2015, the UN Security Council issued 11 resolutions against Iran’s nuclear activities and ballistic missile program. “Let them issue as many resolutions as they want,” was Iran’s official response.

The reformists and hardliners were unified against the West. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad persisted in their defiance until the crippling sanctions devastated the country’s economy. There would not have been a need for the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, if the country’s leaders had shown political flexibility and implemented the articles of the UN resolutions at the time.

The Iranian government entered secret negotiations with the U.S. two years before the signing of the JCPOA. Subsequently, Mr. Khamenei invoked “heroic flexibility” as a face-saving measure to justify the acceptance of the nuclear deal. President Hassan Rouhani’s so-called government of “wisdom and justice” negotiated the JCPOA with the P5+1 (Britain, France, Russia, China, the U.S., and Germany.) The JCPOA is an agreement and not an international accord. It is valid only as long as all the parties stay committed to its articles. The P5+1 signatories are not penalized for withdrawing from the agreement. Why did the Islamic Republic sign the deal? Were they hoping for sanction relief? The sanctions would have been lifted if Iran had implemented the articles of the UN Security Council resolutions, and there wouldn’t have been a need for the JCPOA. Only one-third of the sanctions were eased as the result of signing the nuclear deal. The Islamic Republic has been the principal loser in the nuclear game.

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