The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

Iran plays the long game... and it plays very well. They -- that means the Mullahs -- have been single-minded in their pursuit of the destruction of Israel, America, and the West, over the 45 years of the existence of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They have survived seven presidents, and are on their second round with president Trump. Nothing has changed in Iran, and nothing will, because they are not changeable.

Negotiation is simply a means for Iran to delay any Western response to their provocations. They embrace the Muslim concepts of Taqiyya, Kitman, Tawriya, Muruna, which are tools with which to lull their enemies into complacency.

Iran wants nuclear weapons, and any agreement short of the complete destruction of their military nuclear program is simply one more chapter in the endless book of Iran's hidden intransigence.

And to what end? To bring about the return of the 12th Imam who will establish an Islamic state, presumably across the world. Or simply to destroy an incredible thorn in the side of Iran and Islam...Israel.

That is the goal, and negotiations with the rest of the world will never change that.

Witkoff: Trump seeks to limit Iran's uranium enrichment

US President Donald Trump is seeking to limit Iran's uranium enrichment to 3.67%, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Monday night.

This is a significant statement, as it is considerably more lenient than the Israeli demand—publicly voiced by the Prime Minister—which calls for the "Libyan model," meaning the complete physical dismantling of Iran’s military nuclear facilities.

"Iran should not have nuclear weapons. This can be achieved through an agreement—but only if it's a Libya-style agreement," said Prime Minister Netanyahu following his meeting with President Trump last Monday. "That means going in, blowing up the facilities, dismantling all the equipment—under American supervision and executed by the US"

Last week, the Post reported that the US administration would allow Iran to retain a civilian nuclear program—even as part of a nuclear agreement. "Trump said Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Military nuclear facilities—no. Civilian nuclear program—yes," said a source familiar with the details of the Netanyahu-Trump meeting to The Jerusalem Post.

And here, just a few days after the first round of talks comes that fabled lying and manipulation!

Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman after Rome named by officials

It wasn't immediately clear where the negotiations would be held after Tehran's overnight announcement. American officials have not said where the talks would be held. President Donald Trump separately complained Monday about the pace of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran as the two countries start a new round of pivotal negotiations.

"I think they're tapping us along," he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with El Salvador's president.

But President Trump needs to act decisively, or he will be seen as a big talker but a small doer.

He promised to end the Ukraine War in one day. Nope.

He told Hamas that if they didn't release the hostages that he would open the gates of hell. Nope.

If these threats against Iran are merely talk, then he will have proven to the world that he is a blustering buffoon when it comes to Iran, just like the other presidents who were taken in by their mendacity.

There will come a time when Iran simply stops enriching Uranium, because they will have enough for the number of bombs they wish to use on Israel and, perhaps, on America. They might even announce to the world that they have stopped enrichment...in the interests of world peace of course!

Then they will focus on the engineering obstacles, which are manageable. How long before they have a few functioning nuclear devices? How much help are they getting from North Korea and Russia? Will it take a few months or a year or two?

It doesn't matter, because it isn't worth the risk. Iran must be stopped now,and no degree of compromise is acceptable. This is a binary question: Will we allow an Iranian nuclear device or will we stop it?

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posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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