Iran says no missile talks unless West gives up its nuclear weapons

[WhiteTara]

Source: Yahoo

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's armed forces spokesman said on Saturday that there can be no talks on the country's missile programme without the West's destruction of its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

"What Americans say out of desperation with regards to limiting the Islamic republic of Iran's missile capability is an unattainable dream," Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri told the official IRNA news agency.

"The condition for negotiations on Iran's missiles is the destruction of America's and Europe's nuclear weapons and long-range missiles."

Jazayeri said US criticism of Iran's missile programme was driven by "their failures and defeats in the region."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-says-no-missile-talks-unless-west-gives-110952504.html

[roamer65]

1. Then keep your missiles.

We can still turn your country to glass, Iran.

[Larrybanal]

6. this is why we have problems

we can turn the world to glass...but you can't live on glass

[Canoe52]

10. Easy to threaten, but whos going to actually vote to kill off 80 million people.

The majority of them women children elderly...

[nolabels]

2. In other words, why deal with the US when Russia and China can give you what you want........

without out big brother parenting or rhetoric.

When U.S. Sanctions Backfire: Russia And Iran Partner Up In $2.5B Deal
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/08/01/russia-and-iran-partner-up-as-the-us-turns-its-back/

[ck4829]

3. A case of Russian encouragement no doubt

[mr_lebowski]

4. Lame article ... Iran is referring to standard tactical missiles, not nuclear missiles, yet this is

never explicitly made clear in the article in ANY WAY, and in fact the talk of Iran insisting that the West gives up it's nukes in exchange for it giving up it's 'missile program'. only adds to the confusion.

Many people are going to read this and think Iran is saying that they have a right to nukes when that would be in total violation of their agreement with the West, and is not at all what they're saying.

Irresponsible journalism, IMHO.

[Igel]

8. And it only spreads.

Because while they're clearly only talking about missiles--beyond "non-nuclear," since that's covered by a pre-existing deal, it's open-ended--they've never said they don't have a right to develop nuclear weapons. In fact, they made clear that they have a right to nuclear weapons and energy.

However, not all rights need to be implemented.

Saying they have a right to nukes wouldn't be a violation of the agreement.

[Fred Sanders]

11. Iran has agreed to give up all nuclear weapons and development for 10 years. In the treaty.

And fully compliant, per UN.

Trump threats about agreement "violations" are being laughed at by the rest of the world as ludicrous.

[cstanleytech]

5. That tells me they have zero interest in really negotiating because they

know that China, Russia the United States and the other nuclear armed countries are not going to agree to that any time soon.

[Igel]

9. They're not talking Russia or China.

Or even North Korea.

The principle here isn't "a nuclear-free world", the principle here is "we ought to win".

[dembotoz]

7. at some level iran would have to trust trump for further talks...iran is not that stupid

if you were iran would you trust trump?

[Fred Sanders]

12. Pulling out of the Paris accord, tariffs unilaterally, UN withdrawals...what is not to trust?

[Yupster]

14. If I was Iran, I would

scrupulously adhere to the deal they made for the full ten years, and then in year eleven make as many nukes as I can. Maybe even give one or two to Hezbullah if I can do it without fingerprints.

[YOHABLO]

13. Yeah, I'm all in for everyone ditching their nukes. Ain't gonna happen.