Influential Emirati Business Leader And Commentator: Side Deal With Iran, Which Allows It To Inspect Itself, Belies Obama’s Claim That Iran Agreement Is Safe; Europe’s Haste To Embrace Iran Is Unseemly | MEMRI

Influential Emirati Business Leader And Commentator: Side Deal With Iran, Which Allows It To Inspect Itself, Belies Obama’s Claim That Iran Agreement Is Safe; Europe’s Haste To Embrace Iran Is Unseemly | MEMRI

In two articles he published in the UAE English-language daily The National, prominent businessman and writer Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor harshly criticized the nuclear arrangements recently reached with Iran. In an August 23, 2015 article, he leveled criticism at the side deal between the IAEA and Iran. He stated that this deal proves that an organization “known for its professionalism and stringent monitoring” has been politicized by the agreement’s signers, who he said are either seeking to cut lucrative trade deals with Iran or, in the case of President Obama, are aiming to cement their legacy….