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http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/iran-defector-regime-needs-nukes-to-avoid-collapse/
An Iranian defector and former top Shariah lawyer now living in Texas says the Iranian regime is attempting to back the Obama administration into a diplomatic corner: Either accept a nuclear deal that is so one-sided that it will allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon within the next couple of years, or walk away from the bargaining table with no deal.
Akbari said the Iranian regime wants to prove to its people that it at least tried to negotiate a deal that would allow for the relaxation of economic sanctions, which combined with lower oil prices have had a crippling effect. If the sanctions continue, Akbari said he sees the regime collapsing within two to three years.
“They don’t want an uprising. They want to have their people behind their backs. So their message is, ‘Yes, we care about your economy, but that’s not in our hands,’” Akbari told WND in near-perfect English. “They will say, ‘You should not trust the U.S. or the West, they are playing with us, so if you are forcing us to stop enriching uranium you are wrong because you are not going to get anything in return from the West.’”
“It’s a psychological chess game, that’s why we should not expect any deal. No such thing, because they are not going to stop dreaming about the bomb,” Akbari said. “That is the only way the regime can survive. They want to have the bomb because they know their policies are harsh enough and crazy enough that everyone is against them. So they have to pursue a strong military and the nuclear bomb.”
Possessing a nuclear arsenal will give Iran leverage among its own people as well as enemies beyond its borders, namely Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Akbari said the majority of Iranians support the regime’s nuclear program but only if they can have a good economy free of sanctions.
An Iranian defector and former top Shariah lawyer now living in Texas says the Iranian regime is attempting to back the Obama administration into a diplomatic corner: Either accept a nuclear deal that is so one-sided that it will allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon within the next couple of years, or walk away from the bargaining table with no deal.
Akbari said the Iranian regime wants to prove to its people that it at least tried to negotiate a deal that would allow for the relaxation of economic sanctions, which combined with lower oil prices have had a crippling effect. If the sanctions continue, Akbari said he sees the regime collapsing within two to three years.
“They don’t want an uprising. They want to have their people behind their backs. So their message is, ‘Yes, we care about your economy, but that’s not in our hands,’” Akbari told WND in near-perfect English. “They will say, ‘You should not trust the U.S. or the West, they are playing with us, so if you are forcing us to stop enriching uranium you are wrong because you are not going to get anything in return from the West.’”
“It’s a psychological chess game, that’s why we should not expect any deal. No such thing, because they are not going to stop dreaming about the bomb,” Akbari said. “That is the only way the regime can survive. They want to have the bomb because they know their policies are harsh enough and crazy enough that everyone is against them. So they have to pursue a strong military and the nuclear bomb.”
Possessing a nuclear arsenal will give Iran leverage among its own people as well as enemies beyond its borders, namely Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Akbari said the majority of Iranians support the regime’s nuclear program but only if they can have a good economy free of sanctions.
