One year to the JCPOA: The slippery logic of Iran deal supporters | The Times of Israel

The weaknesses and failings of the JCPOA are easily identifiable – while some issues are more significant than others, taken together the problems underscore that keeping Iran from nuclear weapons, especially after a decade, is anything but ensured. The most problematic issues are the expiration date of the deal in 10-15 years, without this being linked to any change in Iran’s aggressive behavior and its nuclear-related ambitions; and the fact that Iran’s uranium enrichment program has been legitimized by the deal despite the fact that Iran worked for decades on a military nuclear program in violation of the NPT. Indeed, from year 11 Iran will begin a vastly stepped-up enrichment program based on the installation and operation of thousands of advanced models of centrifuges that will spin many times faster than those currently in use – advanced models that the deal has allowed Iran to work on from day one.