Iran Desperately Clings to John Kerry’s Terrible Nuke Concession

Originally published by the Washington Times

In his recent speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Trump said he doesn’t believe America should have permanent enemies, and he offered Iran “a much brighter future” and “a new path” if its leaders would agree to a deal addressing concerns about their nuclear program. The president discussed reconciling with Iran, envisioning stability and prosperity in the Middle East based on “commerce, not chaos.”

However, despite several rounds of negotiations over the past few weeks, the U.S. and Iran have been deadlocked because Iranian leaders are clinging to their so-called “right” to enrich uranium.

Uranium enrichment is the process of concentrating the rare uranium isotope uranium-235 (U-235) so it can be used for either nuclear reactor fuel (3% to 5% U-235) or nuclear weapons fuel (90% U-235). Iran claims that because it has the right to peaceful nuclear technology under the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, it also has the right to enrich uranium.

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