Chomsky refutes US allegations against Iran Nuclear Program

Chomsky refutes US allegations against Iran N-program
17 February, 2012 – PressTV

In the United States, before the massive propaganda campaigns of the past few years, a majority of the population agreed with most of the world that, as a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran has a right to carry out uranium enrichment. And even today, a large majority favors peaceful means for dealing with Iran.”

Renowned American academician Noam Chomsky

Renowned American academician Noam Chomsky has censured the US allegations against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, and described Israel as the major threat to the global security.

In his latest articled published in the Guardian, the senior American historian and philosopher argued that Iran’s “strategic doctrines are defensive, designed to deter invasion.”

He lashed out at the propaganda campaign by the US media outlets aimed at portraying Iran as a “threat” and argued that Tehran would never even “come close to initiating a nuclear war.”

Chomsky pointed out that despite the anti-Iran notions propagated by the Western politicians, “in Europe, polls show that Israel is regarded as the leading threat to peace,” and in the Middle East and North Africa, Washington shares the status with Tel Aviv.

“In the United States, before the massive propaganda campaigns of the past few years, a majority of the population agreed with most of the world that, as a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran has a right to carry out uranium enrichment. And even today, a large majority favors peaceful means for dealing with Iran,” the senior analyst noted.

Chomsky argued that the US and Israel seek to spark the wave of Iranophobia, as they dread the prospect of Iran’s growing clout in the region, particularly in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan.

The United States, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear program and have used this pretext to push for four rounds of UN sanctions and a series of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has refuted the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the NPT and member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful use.

Israel, widely believed to be the sole possessor of a nuclear arsenal in the Middle East with over 200 undeclared nuclear warheads, pursues the policy of “deliberate ambiguity” on its nuclear program.

Tel Aviv has rejected global demands to join the NPT and does not allow IAEA inspections to observe its controversial nuclear program. …source