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Israel "Doesn't Doubt Obama's Sincerity," But Disagrees on Iran
(Times of Israel) Marissa Newman - Israel "doesn't doubt President Obama's sincerity" on the Iran nuclear deal, but disagrees that the accord blocks Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, an Israeli diplomatic source said Wednesday, following a speech by the president. "This deal does not prevent war but rather hastens it because it gives Iran international legitimacy to build the infrastructure for an arsenal of nuclear bombs; it bolsters its terror machine and its aggression with hundreds of millions of dollars," the Israeli official said. "Iran's economic crisis today restricts its capacity for destruction, and removing the sanctions will propel it to proportions that will endanger Israel, the region, and the entire world," the official said. "The deal leaves Iran with nuclear infrastructure that a peaceful program does not need, but which is essential for a military nuclear program. Those seeking a civilian nuclear program don't need thousands of uranium-enriching centrifuges." "The claim that Iran won't be able to hide a military nuclear program does not correspond to reality," he added. "Iran already managed to fool the international community and build secret nuclear facilities in Natanz and Qom."