The UN's IAEA Admitted That Iran Was Blocking Inspector's Access to its Nuclear Sites

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Yeah...the Obama deal was working great....for Iran's nuclear weapons program....what clueless morons are the Dunce-o-crats; they get chumped by every leftist regime on the planet, and then give them $billions to fund terrorism (etal), while groveling at their feet.

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Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure​



Reporting from Tehran — As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.

Iran, which agreed in 2015 to grant inspectors broad access to nuclear-related facilities in exchange for the removal of severe economic sanctions, accuses President Trump of trying to sabotage what he has called the United States’ “worst deal.”

Trump has argued that Iran is violating the agreement struck under President Obama, although he has offered no evidence to support his claim and his administration has twice certified to Congress that Iran is in compliance.





www.latimes.com

Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure

As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
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Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says​

5 June 2020





The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed serious concern at Iran's continuing failure to allow access to sites the agency wants to visit.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that for more than four months Iran has been blocking inspections of two suspect locations.

It is believed the activity there took place long before Iran agreed to curb its nuclear ambitions in a 2015 deal.

The IAEA says Iran's enriched uranium stockpile now exceeds the agreed limit.

The findings, laid out in two unreleased reports, are expected to be discussed by the agency in mid-June.

It comes amid rising tensions between Iran and the US, which pulled out of the 2015 international agreement.


www.bbc.com

Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says

Iran is accused of blocking inspections of two suspect sites and exceeding the enriched uranium limit.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
 
Grokmaster said:
Yeah...the Obama deal was working great....for Iran's nuclear weapons program....what clueless morons are the Dunce-o-crats; they get chumped by every leftist regime on the planet, and then give them $billions to fund terrorism (etal), while groveling at their feet.

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Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure​



Reporting from Tehran — As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.

Iran, which agreed in 2015 to grant inspectors broad access to nuclear-related facilities in exchange for the removal of severe economic sanctions, accuses President Trump of trying to sabotage what he has called the United States’ “worst deal.”

Trump has argued that Iran is violating the agreement struck under President Obama, although he has offered no evidence to support his claim and his administration has twice certified to Congress that Iran is in compliance.





www.latimes.com

Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure

As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
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Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says​

5 June 2020





The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed serious concern at Iran's continuing failure to allow access to sites the agency wants to visit.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that for more than four months Iran has been blocking inspections of two suspect locations.

It is believed the activity there took place long before Iran agreed to curb its nuclear ambitions in a 2015 deal.

The IAEA says Iran's enriched uranium stockpile now exceeds the agreed limit.

The findings, laid out in two unreleased reports, are expected to be discussed by the agency in mid-June.

It comes amid rising tensions between Iran and the US, which pulled out of the 2015 international agreement.


www.bbc.com

Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says

Iran is accused of blocking inspections of two suspect sites and exceeding the enriched uranium limit.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
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No. Every authoritative body monitoring the deal — including the IAEA, U.S. intelligence community, EU, and UN Security Council — reported that Iran was in compliance from 2015 until the U.S. withdrawal in 2018.

What the deal actually did (JCPOA):​

  • Reduced Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile by 97%
  • Capped enrichment at 3.67% (far below weapons-grade)
  • Removed 13,000+ centrifuges
  • Allowed 24/7 IAEA monitoring at declared nuclear sites
  • Poured concrete into the Arak plutonium reactor core
Sources: IAEA quarterly reports (2016–2018); U.S. DNI Worldwide Threat Assessments; EU External Action Service.

Conclusion: The deal severely restricted Iran’s nuclear capabilities. It did not “help” a weapons program — it froze it.


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This is where the two articles the poster cites get twisted.

1. The LA Times article (2017)​

This piece describes Iran saying military sites are off-limits unless evidence justifies access.Under the JCPOA, the IAEA could request access to military sites, but Iran could dispute it — triggering a dispute-resolution mechanism.

This was part of the deal, not a violation.

Source: LA Times, Aug. 2017 — reporting on political disputes, not noncompliance.


2. The BBC article (2020)​

This is after the U.S. withdrew from the deal in 2018.Iran began breaching limits in response to U.S. sanctions, which the IAEA documented.

The “blocked sites” in the BBC report refer to suspected pre‑2003 nuclear activity, not violations of the JCPOA itself.

Source: BBC, June 2020 — IAEA reports on post‑withdrawal behavior.

Conclusion: The poster is mixing pre‑deal historical sites with post‑withdrawal breaches to imply the deal never worked. That’s factually incorrect.


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What actually happened:​

  • The U.S. released Iran’s own frozen assets (estimated $50–100B globally).
  • The U.S. paid $1.7B to settle a decades‑old legal dispute over pre‑1979 arms sales.
  • No U.S. taxpayer money was “given” to Iran.
Sources: U.S. Treasury; Congressional Research Service; The Hague Tribunal filings.

Conclusion: This is a common talking point, but it’s not supported by financial records.


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Rhetorical tells in the original post:​

  • “Dunce‑o‑crats,” “chumped,” “fro-bro,” “Sleazocrats” → partisan slurs, not evidence
  • Selective citation of articles without context → motivated reasoning
  • Mixing pre‑deal, during‑deal, and post‑withdrawal events → chronological distortion
  • Claiming the deal “funded terrorism” → unsupported causal leap

What the evidence actually shows:​

  • JCPOA compliance was repeatedly verified.
  • Iran’s violations began after the U.S. withdrew.
  • The cited articles do not support the poster’s conclusion.
  • The argument relies on insults + misframed sources, not data.

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  • ✔️ Iran complied with the nuclear deal until the U.S. withdrew in 2018.
  • ✔️ The LA Times article describes a political dispute, not a violation.
  • ✔️ The BBC article describes post‑withdrawal issues unrelated to JCPOA compliance.
  • ❌ The claim that Obama “funded terrorism” is not supported by financial or legal records.
  • ❌ The post relies on slurs and misinterpretations, not evidence.
 
Grokmaster said:
Yeah...the Obama deal was working great....for Iran's nuclear weapons program....what clueless morons are the Dunce-o-crats; they get chumped by every leftist regime on the planet, and then give them $billions to fund terrorism (etal), while groveling at their feet.

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Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure​



Reporting from Tehran — As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.

Iran, which agreed in 2015 to grant inspectors broad access to nuclear-related facilities in exchange for the removal of severe economic sanctions, accuses President Trump of trying to sabotage what he has called the United States’ “worst deal.”

Trump has argued that Iran is violating the agreement struck under President Obama, although he has offered no evidence to support his claim and his administration has twice certified to Congress that Iran is in compliance.





www.latimes.com

Iran says military sites are off-limits for nuclear inspections despite U.S. pressure

As the Trump administration calls for stricter monitoring of the Iranian nuclear agreement, officials in Iran insist they are complying with its terms and will not allow international inspectors into military sites.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
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Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says​

5 June 2020





The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed serious concern at Iran's continuing failure to allow access to sites the agency wants to visit.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that for more than four months Iran has been blocking inspections of two suspect locations.

It is believed the activity there took place long before Iran agreed to curb its nuclear ambitions in a 2015 deal.

The IAEA says Iran's enriched uranium stockpile now exceeds the agreed limit.

The findings, laid out in two unreleased reports, are expected to be discussed by the agency in mid-June.

It comes amid rising tensions between Iran and the US, which pulled out of the 2015 international agreement.


www.bbc.com

Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says

Iran is accused of blocking inspections of two suspect sites and exceeding the enriched uranium limit.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
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If the war ain’t going your way, just whatabout a past President
 
Hawkeye10 said:
They could have done it long ago.....they decided to not do it....being a moron hurts in this particular universe.
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Yes, they could have if they went the plutonium route. That would have been obvious and undeniable. They chose instead the enriched uranium route. That is difficult and costly, but it gives them some degree of deniability.

It is clear they want a nuclear weapon, but they also know if they're obvious about it, they're fucked.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Yes, they could have if they went the plutonium route. That would have been obvious and undeniable. They chose instead the enriched uranium route. That is difficult and costly, but it gives them some degree of deniability.

It is clear they want a nuclear weapon, but they also know if they're obvious about it, they're fucked.
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Do you actually think that Trump is going to get Iran to surrender all their enriched uranium and their ability to create more?
 
archives said:
Do you actually think that Trump is going to get Iran to surrender all their enriched uranium and their ability to create more?
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I think if Trump is serious, he'll destroy Iran's infrastructure and then it won't matter if they have enriched uranium or not. If he's not, he'll keep playing on-again, off-again, games with Iran to no conclusion.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
I think if Trump is serious, he'll destroy Iran's infrastructure and then it won't matter if they have enriched uranium or not. If he's not, he'll keep playing on-again, off-again, games with Iran to no conclusion.
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I’d wager the later, remember Little Rocket Man, we were told North Korea was going to end their nuclear program, that we were safe from a threat, and instead right afterwards North Korea began strengthening their program
 
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