Israel only loser of win-win N-deal: Fetzer

Professor James H. Fetzer has joined Press TV’s Top 5 to further discuss the Geneva nuclear deal and the US senators’ rush to impose new rounds of sanctions against Iran, contrary to the terms of the agreement.

What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Press TV: Professor Fetzer Iran has been taking confidence-building measures, transparent measures, with regards to its nuclear energy program even before the signing of this deal and more so after the agreement was signed into a deal in Geneva.

Why is it that we are seeing such a hostility springing from the West though?

Fetzer: Well, I am sorry but it appears that a certain number of members of the Senate are completely under the control of Israel and have no concern for the best interest of the United States or the world.

Israel is obviously the problem in this equation. Israel is the rogue state, Israel has a vast collection of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons which it has never declared.

Iran has been a peaceful nation for more than 300 years, it has not attacked any other nation, it has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it has allowed the inspectors, it has been very forthcoming, it is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

Even our own US intelligence agencies converged in a finding in 2007 that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapons program and finally they reaffirmed in 2011.

On what basis are these senators opposing resolution of a major problem in the Middle East? I cannot believe it. It is utterly irresponsible, it is completely irrational and it is a betrayal of their responsibility to the people of the United States and indeed to the world.

Press TV: And another question that does spring to mind is, looking how Iran has tried to ensure that this is a win-win deal, it has obviously secured its rights, its nuclear rights as far as international law is concerned, however it has the right to make a win-win deal for both the West and for Iran and yet it seems that the Western governments are not happy about it.

We have already seen the EU re-imposing sanctions on the Iranian shipping companies as well.

Why do you think that this is so?

Fetzer: Well, I wish I could tell you that it is not because of the extent of the Zionist influence on the West but that is clearly a manifestation thereof.

These sanctions are a form of collective punishment that were found to be a war crime by the Nuremberg tribunal. When the intelligence agencies of the United States have concluded that there is no Iranian nuclear weapons program, when the Iranians have disavowed the pursuit of nuclear weapons, when Iran has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaties and it now allows the inspectors.

What do they think that Iran would do if it had a few bombs? Attack Israel? when Israel has an overwhelming stockpile and could annihilate Iran.

This is the most irrationality I have ever seen from the American senators. It is disgraceful, it is disgusting and the Obama administration must prevail.

I am very glad to report that Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has endorsed going forward with these negotiations with Iran, which should be a win-win.

The only loser on the table is Israel, which is going to have to forfeit its best excuse for attacking Iran for which there was never any justification to begin with.