Interview · moment 6 of 31
The Blown Nuclear Deal: Iran Offered More Than Obama Ever Got
from Emergency Podcast: Iran, Israel, & Imminent Destruction | The Tim Dillon Show #486 · #486
2 min
Guest
Scahill explains the negotiations were a false veneer for planned strikes, and that Iran's concessions on the table went beyond the 2015 deal, proving the war was never really about nonproliferation.
- Tim argues Trump isn't ideological but rather concerned with his business interests and those of his cronies, allowing advisors to convince him foreign policy moves are great achievements.
- The current administration's actions will make the world less safe for a long time and contradict American interests and national security, regardless of political affiliation.
- Tim claims Trump twice used false pretenses of negotiation to launch military strikes against Iran, with bombing campaigns following days after announcing talks.
- Iran offered far greater concessions than Obama secured in 2015, including willingness to negotiate on conventional weapons and ballistic missile ranges.
- Trump could have claimed victory by achieving what Obama and Biden couldn't, securing a deal every nuclear expert would call extraordinary, but chose not to.
- This proves the administration was never genuinely concerned with actual security or nuclear weapons issues.