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To trust Iran is not diplomacy. It is a disaster waiting to happen

1 min Ron Agam

The central mistake of every weak agreement with Tehran is the same: it assumes that the Islamic Republic can be persuaded to behave like a normal state. 

History is brutal with nations that choose illusion over reality © Mena Today 

History is brutal with nations that choose illusion over reality © Mena Today 

The central mistake of every weak agreement with Tehran is the same: it assumes that the Islamic Republic can be persuaded to behave like a normal state. 

It cannot. This is a regime that has used deception, delay, terrorism, and nuclear blackmail as instruments of policy for decades. Even the IAEA has repeatedly raised concerns about Iran’s lack of full cooperation and unresolved safeguards issues. 

Recent reporting also shows renewed pressure on Iran to provide access and information about its nuclear activities.

Iran has every reason to cheat. A nuclear threshold gives it protection, prestige, and leverage. It strengthens Hezbollah, Hamas, and every proxy force surrounding Israel. It tells the region that the revolutionary regime can survive pressure, outwait the West, and keep advancing while diplomats argue over language.

But the real scandal is not only Iranian behavior. The real scandal is Western weakness.

Washington and Europe also have an interest in pretending a deal works. Once an agreement is signed, they become invested in its survival. They will call violations “technical issues.” They will call delays “diplomatic complications.” They will call Israeli warnings “alarmism.” And slowly, the lie becomes policy.

A serious agreement with Iran cannot be based on trust. It must be based on removal, dismantlement, inspection, and consequences

That is how Israel and the Jewish people are sacrificed: not in one dramatic announcement, but through a thousand acts of denial.

The West wants quiet. Israel needs survival. Those are not the same thing.

A serious agreement with Iran cannot be based on trust. It must be based on removal, dismantlement, inspection, and consequences. 

Iran must not keep enriched uranium as a loaded gun on the table. 

It must not retain the infrastructure that allows it to race forward later. It must not be rewarded before it proves, completely and verifiably, that the threat has been removed.

Anything less is not peace. It is appeasement with better packaging.

History is brutal with nations that choose illusion over reality. The Jewish people know this better than anyone. 

When leaders say “trust us,” when they say “this time is different,” when they say “we have guarantees,” Jews have learned to ask the only serious question: who pays the price when those guarantees collapse?

If the answer is Israel, then the agreement is not a diplomatic achievement. It is a betrayal.

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Ron Agam

Ron Agam

Ron Agam is an artist, author, and renowned commentator on Middle Eastern affairs. Born into a family deeply rooted in cultural and political engagement, he has built a reputation as a sharp analyst with a unique ability to connect geopolitical realities to broader ethical and societal questions.

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