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i would bet that iran would permit such inspection of their military infrastructure if we and the other negotiating nations open our military facilities to the iranian scientists for inspection
and if we are unwilling to do so, then is iran wrong in doing the same?
There's a vital difference. The U.S. is a nuclear weapons state. Iran, on the other hand, claims not to seek such weapons, even as it has not been transparent with the IAEA in the past. If Iran wants an end to the sanctions regime, it will need to accept an agreement that permits robust verification. If Iran chooses to try to thwart the kind of verification that is needed in such an agreement, it can choose that alternative course, fully cognizant that such a choice has consequences e.g., a continuation of the kind of sanctions that it wishes to have lifted.