Iran Continues Making Fools of Western Negotiators, West Continues Being Fools
In the midst of pledging to the West that it will abide by an agreement not to pursue nuclear weapons, Iran caught red-handed trying to purchase equipment to further that pursuit.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran continues dodging inspections, harassing ships in international waters, evading sanctions and attempting to speedily sail forth on its mission towards nuclear weapons.
In the latest revelation we learn that in January of this year, the Czech Republic successfully blocked an effort by Iran to purchase a large cache of sensitive technology – compressors – useable for either nuclear or non-nuclear enrichment. However, the cache was discovered when the Czechs found that a “false end user” was stated for the order.
Iran had attempted to purchase the U.S. made compressors in the Czech Republic, but the “procurer and transport company had provided false documentation in order to hide the origins, movement and destination of the consignment with the intention of bypassing export controls and sanctions,” according to a UN panel which monitors compliance with sanctions.
The false documentation raised suspicions and the Czechs ended up blocking the deal.
Meanwhile, the West, led by a U.S. government suffering from Extreme Appeasement Syndrome, is working feverishly to conclude a deal with Tehran that, at best, tells Iran it better continue pretending in public that it isn’t pursuing nukes for ten years and then: Full Speed Ahead!
Not content to accept a mere ten year pause in their ability to publicly parade their nuclear accomplishments down the boulevards of Teheran, the mullahs and their minions are apparently continuing their shopping sprees to assemble the needed nuclear enrichment components. This is happening, of course, while the negotiations ostensibly to forbid Iran from doing what it is doing continue on the world stage.
A Czech state official and a Western diplomat familiar with the case confirmed to Reuters that Iran had attempted to buy the shipment of compressors from the U.S. Howden CKD company in the Czech Republic, and that Prague had blocked the deal.
A Czech official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the total value of the contract would have been about $61 million.
The U.N. report offered no further details about the attempted transaction.
About the Author: Lori Lowenthal Marcus is the US correspondent for The Jewish Press. She is a recovered lawyer who previously practiced First Amendment law and taught in Philadelphia-area graduate and law schools. You can reach her by email: Lori@JewishPressOnline.com
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Iran Fires on Ship in International Waters
Iranian National Guards ships fired on Singapore-flagged ship sailing in international waters By: Lori Lowenthal Marcus Published: May 15th, 2015
It isn’t due to global warming, but the waters in the Persian Gulf are heating up.
A Singapore-Flagged ship sailing in international waters was fired upon by five Iranian Revolutionary Guards ships in the Persian Gulf.
The United Arab Emirate’s coastguard picked up a distress call from the ship under fire. “The ship sent a distress call to the UAE coastguard forces, which responded to the call and helped ship access to the port of Jebel Ali,” according to the WAM news agency.
The UAE’s coastguard said it went to the aid of a Singapore-flagged ship on Thursday after the vessel came under Iranian naval fire, the Gulf state’s news agency reported.
U.S. officials, who refused to speak on the record, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker, prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters, according to Reuters.
The White House, Pentagon and State Department acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct. “This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.
Two weeks ago, Iranian patrol ships diverted a Marshall Islands-flagged container vessel from the Strait of Hormuz allegedly to settle a years-old debt case.
About the Author: Lori Lowenthal Marcus is the US correspondent for The Jewish Press. She is a recovered lawyer who previously practiced First Amendment law and taught in Philadelphia-area graduate and law schools. You can reach her by email: Lori@JewishPressOnline.com
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