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Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer: Iran Nuclear Deal "Put Us on Cruise Control Heading over a Cliff"
(JNS) Dmitriy Shapiro - Speaking on Dec. 21 to the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer said he stands by his stance that U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was the single-most important decision that any president had made for Israel's national security, because the deal provided a legal framework for Iran to achieve nuclear status once its provisions ended, rather than block it entirely. "Contrary to what many people believe, the nuclear deal did not freeze Iran's program." Iran "was allowed to do research and development on more and more advanced centrifuges. So the nuclear deal with Iran enabled Iran to advance their nuclear program, under the imprimatur of the international community - essentially gave a kosher stamp to Iran moving on a path not just on one bomb but to an entire nuclear arsenal." The nuclear deal created a false sense of security and "put us on cruise control heading over a cliff."