Astonishment at Iran nuclear deal.
Published Jan 09, 2017
Bill Etheridge, UKIP Defence spokesman, has revealed his shock and
frustration at the Obama administration having agreed to 116 tonnes of uranium
going to Iran to preserve its nuclear programme according to press
reports.
The shipment of natural uranium from Russia is to compensate it for
exporting tons of reactor coolant, say diplomats.
The deal, in the dying days of the old presidency, will anger the
incoming Republican administration who already feel that too many concessions
have been given to Iran.
The controversial arrangement also comes as reports came out about the
destroyer USS Mahan, which fired three warning shots towards four of Iran's
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels on Sunday after they closed in at a
high rate of speed.
Incoming President Trump has previously vowed that any Iranian vessels
that harass the U.S. Navy in the Gulf would be "shot out of the
water."
The confidential details were revealed by diplomats who demanded
anonymity ahead of a meeting this week in Vienna of representatives of Iran, the
United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany to review Iranian
complaints that the U.S. was reneging on sanctions relief pledges included in
the nuclear deal.
Mr Etheridge, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands, said “Why is Barack Obama
agreeing to deals such as this, and swearing diplomats to secrecy, in the last
few days of his presidency?
“With world peace at its most critical since the end of the cold war it
is imperative that nuclear technology is restricted to as few nations as
possible.
“If this deal should backfire the whole world could pay for the
consequences.”
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