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** Iran's Regime Loves Talks and Talks and Talks: The Path to Nuclear Weapons ([link removed])
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by Majid Rafizadeh • April 5, 2025 at 5:00 am
* The West needs to recognize the intentions of Iran's rulers. The regime has made it clear that it has no plans to abandon its nuclear or ballistic missile programs. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has openly stated that Libya's Muammar Gaddafi made a fatal mistake by giving up his nuclear program.
* Each time Iran's regime finds itself under pressure, it calls for talks. The goal, however, is never to reach a real agreement. The goal is to delay.
* Tehran knows that once talks begin, the focus will shift from its nuclear violations to the negotiation process. This gives the regime heaps of time to further its nuclear weapons program while diplomats engage in discussions that lead nowhere.
* No negotiation with the Islamic Republic of Iran has ever led to a lasting, constructive result. Instead, all negotiations have enabled the mullahs to manipulate the international community under the guise of diplomacy.
* This is not the time to sit, even "indirectly," at a table with Iran. It is the time to recognize the regime's deception and act. Every moment in talks is a moment wasted -- before the world wakes up to the nightmare of a nuclear-armed Iran.

The Iranian regime has made it clear that it has no plans to abandon its nuclear or ballistic missile programs. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has openly stated that Libya's Muammar Gaddafi made a fatal mistake by giving up his nuclear program. Pictured: A Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile is displayed during the annual military parade in Tehran, on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's ruling regime is once again resorting to its most effective survival strategy: pretending to be open to negotiations. As expected, Tehran has responded to President Donald J. Trump by expressing willingness to engage in talks, sort of: indirectly.

This move should not be mistaken for a sign of goodwill or a genuine desire to resolve tensions. Instead, it is a calculated attempt to buy time, deceive the West, and accelerate the regime's nuclear program.

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