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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-885277
Iran Will Use Diplomacy to Preserve Its Nuclear Program
(Jerusalem Post) Brig.-Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel - Cutting a deal with the Iranian regime would be nothing less than geopolitical malpractice. There can be only one legitimate objective for any future negotiations, should the U.S mistakenly choose to enter them: the complete dismantlement of all remaining and reconstructed nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. There is no room for diplomatic games designed to buy time. Any agreement that provides sanctions relief or financial windfalls would simply allow Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to pocket the cash, wait out President Trump, rebuild their terror networks, expand their missile arsenal, and sprint toward a nuclear weapon after 2028. For decades, negotiations have served the Iranian regime well. Tehran perfected the art of extracting concessions, delaying enforcement, and emerging from talks stronger than before. Negotiations should not begin until Iran has already met concrete, verifiable demands. We have seen this movie before. Under the Obama administration, Iran used diplomacy to preserve and legitimize its nuclear program. Israel's position is: zero uranium enrichment, zero heavy-water reactors capable of producing plutonium, and zero fissile material on Iranian soil. There is no longer any room for appeasement, enrichment, missile expansion, or terror sponsorship. The writer, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, served as Israel's National Security Advisor.