Stuff ran an opinion piece written by Donna Mills-Mojab today. It is an example of Iranian propaganda. It weaves a narrative that makes Iran seem like it is doing no wrong. Her article makes no mention of:

• Iran’s sponsorship of terrorist organisations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the PFLP.
• Iran’s terrorist activities in Albania, Bahrain, India, Israel, Iraq, Kenya, Argentina, Thailand, France and Denmark.
• Iran’s military units operating in Syria and Iraq
• Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty way back in 1970. Under the treaty, Iran agreed to not develop nuclear weapons, disclose all nuclear technology activities, and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency full access to check and monitor Iran’s compliance. Iran’s non-compliance and intentional deceit under the treaty have been well-documented.

Instead, it lays down a smokescreen of false information which should be corrected here:

• There is no evidence that Israel has nuclear weapons. No independent observer has ever sighted an Israeli nuclear weapon, nor is there any evidence of any Israeli nuclear weapons tests. Unlike North Korea, India, and Pakistan. Nuclear weapons tests can’t be seismologically hidden. The vibrations literally reverberate around the world.
• Any relaxation of economic sanctions against Iran has only accelerated efforts to arm Israel’s enemies, Hamas and Hezbollah.
• That Israel’s existence is a form of colonialism when it is clearly an UN-mandated humanitarian initiative to restore Israel as a Jewish homeland, borne out of the Holocaust, which demonstrated that Jews must have a safe haven from endemic anti-Semitism.
• Mills-Mojab claims Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal. Actually, Israel’s presence there is the result of an unsuccessful Arab invasion of these territories and their illegal attempt to extinguish a fledgling member of the UN. Now, these lands are disputed and claimed by people who have created a state where no state existed before, to give their claim a false veil of legitimacy.

Iran has demonstrated that it does not act in good faith. Which leaves Israel deeply skeptical of a successful diplomatic outcome. What good is a treaty when it’s highly likely that Iran does not intend to comply with it?

Uranium 235 enrichment to less than 20% is suitable for commercial power generation. Anything beyond that sends a clear signal of Iran’s intentions.

Read Mills-Mojab’s article.