Dr. Emily Landau, Head of Weapons Control Project at the Institute for National Security Studies, said in an interview with Arutz Sheva that the U.S., Russia and France's agreement to a deal with Iran in which 75 percent of its uranium will be enriched outside the country allows Iran to buy more time.

"If you take a look at the arrangement, which has not yet been ratified, then it is true that 75 percent of the uranium will be transferred to Russia and France, but Iran on its end has not committed to stop its enrichment activity at Natanz, so even if the delivery of enriched uranium outside Iran decreases the stockpile in its possession, it could replenish it in less than a year's time.”

Iranian success

The fact that such an “shoddy arrangement” with Iran is being set up will prevent the West from conducting effective negotiations that could halt the nuclear project, she said. “Iran has actually succeeded now in defle

"I do not see a possibility for Israel to act in the middle of a diplomatic move.”

cting the world's attention from the main problem for which the talks were started on October 1 2009, namely – Iran's continued enrichment of uranium and its possible achievement of military nuclear capability in the foreseeable future. Iran, meanwhile, continues to enrich additional uranium, and even if this is done in small quantities, in the end they will succeed in replenishing their stocks. There was no statement in this arrangement calling for them to stop the activity.”

Iran has received greater legitimacy now, Landau said. “According to this arrangement, the Iranians are now only receiving a stamp of approval for the fact that they are enriching uranium. Beyond that it needs to be said that all of these small steps that talk of a certain level of cooperation with Iran will only lower the West's motivation to fight Iran. If in the past they were talking about sanctions agsint Iran, now they are not even talking about that. This arrangement only lowers the tension. US President Obama decided on a certain direction of diplomacy, and that is why he is now trying to show that he has accomplished something, but he is stepping into a trap because he is losing in the big picture.” 

Israel has no choice now but to let the diplomatic process play itself out, Landau opined. “We need to wait and see what the US will do now. Israel can express its opinion in talks with the Americans, but as far as military action, I do not see a possibility for Israel to act in the middle of a diplomatic move.”