A victory for Iran 1
At the Geneva talks, Iran has achieved a diplomatic victory, and at the same time full legitimacy for its program of nuclear enrichment. Furthermore, it could be helped, probably by Russia, to attain a higher grade of enrichment, raised from the present 5% to 19.75% – just .25% under weapons-grade. This tiny margin would allow Iran and its apologists – including the US administration – to maintain the fiction that Iran wants nuclear power for ‘civilian uses only’. In fact, this help with the enrichment process would make it easy for Iran to produce a nuclear bomb in a few weeks.
And the Obama administration is happy with this outcome.
