world Uzi Eden from page 35 • In analyzing all the details of the agreement, it can be seen that Iran has committed not to attain nuclear weapons, by any path available to them, and can- not enrich uranium above the lowest level or 3.67 percent. Iran must also ship abroad all of its current uranium stock- piles above 300 kilograms, which is not enough to manufacture even half of one weapon. Additionally, the number of ura- nium enrichment centrifuges will drop to 5,060 (at Natanz), all of which will be of the older and less-efficient type. • Iran's current facilities will be forced to change: The underground facility at Fordow will not split uranium at all; the reactor at Arak, which is the most feared due to its ability to manufacture a pluto- nium bomb that can be put onto a mis- sile, will be redesigned so that it becomes impossible to enrich military grade pluto- nium there. Iran also had to guarantee it would not attempt to produce uranium at any of its current reactors. • Above all, the powers wield the power of sanctions, so every aspect of the agree- ment is tied to close inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency and requires the organization's annual renewal. In simple terms, a violation of the deal will lead to new sanctions on Iran, hence my confusion regarding the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Hossein Fereydoun, brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, in Vienna on July 14. staunch resistance inspired by this deal, especially among non-radical elements in Israeli politics. It seems to me that everyone jumped to attention before they even knew the agreement's details, maybe due to the Iranians' past agreement violations. But would they really violate the deal moments after signing it, only to return to a sanctions regime that they love so much? ❑ David Horovitz from page 35 violations, to ensure that the international community can act with sufficient speed and efficiency to thwart a breakout to the bomb? No. • Has the Iranian regime been required to halt its arming, financing and training of the Hezbollah terrorist army in south Lebanon? No. • Has the Iranian regime been required to surrender for trial the members of its lead- ership placed on an Interpol watch list for their alleged involvement in the bombing, by a Hezbollah suicide bomber, of the AMIA Jewish community center offices in Buenos Aires in 1994 that resulted in the deaths of 85 people? No. • Has the Iranian regime undertaken to close its 80 estimated "cultural centers" in South America from which it allegedly fos- ters terrorist networks? No. • Has the Iranian leadership agreed to stop inciting hatred among its people against Israel and the United States and to stop its relentless calls for the annihilation of Israel? No. • Has the Iranian regime agreed to halt executions, currently running at an average of some three a day, the highest rate for 20 years? No. • Does the nuclear deal shatter the pains- takingly constructed sanctions regime that forced Iran to the negotiating table? Yes. 36 July 23 • 2015 • Will the deal usher in a new era of global commercial interaction with Iran, reviving the Iranian economy and releasing financial resources that Iran will use to bolster its mili- tary forces and terrorist networks? Yes. • Does the nuclear deal further cement Iran's repressive and ideologically rapacious regime in power? Yes. "Iran will be and should be a regional power; President Obama told the New York Times' Thomas L. Friedman on July 14. But Iran is a country led by a regime that secretly pursued nuclear weapons, that fosters unrest across the region, that calls for the elimination of Israel, that finances, arms and trains terrorist armies in Lebanon and Gaza, that orchestrates terrorism worldwide, that works to bring Europe and North America into the range of its mis- siles, that criminalizes homosexuality, that discriminates against women, that jails, tor- tures and executes political opponents, that executes more juvenile offenders than any other country on Earth ... that Iran must not be allowed to become a more dominant regional power. This is an unconscionable, wrongheaded agreement. It is an act of unwarranted accommodation with a dark, dangerous and unreformable regime — and it is going to cost the Free World dearly. ❑ "AJC has been involved on a daily basis, over the past 15 years, in following nuclear developments in Iran and consulting with govern- ment officials in capitals around the world about the looming threat of Iran as a threshold nuclear state. Now that the P5+1, led by the United States, has achieved an agreement with Tehran, the key question is will the deal enhance the security of the United States, our allies in the Middle East and the world? If so, then it should be supported. If not, then it must be opposed. "Thankfully, the U.S. Congress has the mandate to thoroughly Kari Alterman, review, debate and, ultimately, vote on the Iran nuclear deal. We know regional that our members of Congress have been closely watching the issue, director, and will review the deal with the gravity it deserves. We look forward to American offering them our thoughts and queries as they undertake this incred- Jewish ibly important debate and discussion. Congress "This may be the single most important foreign policy issue of our generation to come before legislators in Washington. As a nation, we absolutely must get it right." "The agreement is troubling because it allows Iran to achieve its ultimate goal of strong regional dominance and influence as sanc- tions are removed. Iran will use the next 15 years to improve its economy and have significantly more resources to destabilize the region by supporting terror and rogue regimes. "By the eighth year, Iran is free to resume long-range missile development; and after 15 years, it is free to build a nuclear bomb. The agreement itself is weak and lacks key enforcement mecha- nisms, yet even if Iran abides by 100 percent of the terms, by the Hannan Lis, 15th year, it will be economically and military stronger than ever president, with the legitimacy afforded to it by the international community. Michigan "The idea that bringing Iran back into the community of nations Israel will somehow result in a regime change ignores the fact that an Business improving Iranian economy will make the regime more secure and popular. The fact that Israeli political parties from the left to the Bridge right oppose this agreement makes it clear that Israelis, too, under- stand the inherit limitations of the deal. "While the administration deserves credit for orchestrating the most effective international sanctions on Iran, it is forgoing what has been an effective sanctions mechanism with a well-intentioned yet troubling agreement." Richard Krugel, president, JCRC "The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is deeply concerned the Iran nuclear agreement gives in too much to Iran's demands and gives up too much of what American, Israeli and world interests need. The agreement's terms are too generous - a possible 24-day delay on facility inspection requests - and too vague to ensure the fundamental goal by which it should be judged: preventing the mullahs from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "The lifting of sanctions will give Iran billions of dollars to expand its support of terrorist groups; saying the sanctions will 'snap back' if Iran cheats is little more than wishful thinking. Even if Iran doesn't secretly continue its nuclear weapons program, it