“We Must Not Accept The JCPOA; The Agreement That Was Signed At The Time Was Very Good, But Its Time Is Over”
Saeed Laylaz: “Let's assume we sign the JCPOA [again]. No Western technology will enter [Iran]. No Western investments either. What investments? It will be ridiculous for a country with $18-20 billion capital flight every year to give up its prestige in order to bring in $1-2 billion worth of capital per year. You should first plug the holes in your own leaking bucket, and only then turn to attracting foreign capital.
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“Look, the [state] apparatus has become so corrupt that it cannot survive without creating a cash flow of 5,000 billion toman. Not all of it stems from the budget deficit. Only one third does. The rest stems from theft. Real theft! It is just like a drug addict who is willing to sell all the property of his father and mother — even the carpet, even his children — and waste it all on his addiction. The Islamic Republic's system now has to do this by printing money.
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“If you give away all your enriched uranium, two years from now, either the United States… Here, I would like to answer your question…”
Interviewer: “Okay.”
Laylaz: “The U.S. will either leave the JCPOA or it will not, but let me tell you: Under no circumstances will Israel see itself committed to it.