The war Hamas is waging against Israel will be given a shot in the arm if the U.S. and its European allies allow U.N. sanctions to be lifted on Iran’s capability to purchase and supply missiles.
Wednesday, October 18, which is also known as “Transition Day,” was the day the U.N.’s embargo against Iran’s ability to procure and sell missiles and drones expired.
Once the embargo expires, Iran can sell those weapons to enemies of the U.S. and Israel.
Richard Goldberg, who served as the director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction during the Trump administration, said it “breaks his heart” to see Biden lift the embargo.
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Goldberg said that the removal of U.N. sanctions on Iran’s missile program “will be a huge victory for Tehran that is simply serving as a reward for terrorism and proliferation around the world.”
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From Fox News:
Iran’s ally, Hamas, murdered 1,400 people, including Americans, on Oct. 7 in southern Israel. Fox News Digital reported on Sunday that the late U.S.-designated Iranian global terrorist Qassem Soleimani was the architect of the mass murder, according to a Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) report.
Iran’s regime threatened Israel as the Jewish state prepares to launch an expected ground invasion into Gaza to root out Hamas terrorists and the entity’s military apparatus.
The Biden administration would have multiple pathways to try stopping the sanctions from expiring. U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 states unequivocally that the U.S. is a partner to the resolution that endorsed the JCPOA; the Trump administration previously cited the resolution in its push to trigger snapback sanctions. In addition, the administration could endorse a potential letter from the EU3 — made up of the U.K., France and Germany — to the president of the Security Council to invoke snapback, though it’s not believed that such a move from the Europeans is on the table.
After Fox News Digital published its report on Tuesday, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Wednesday, “We are not a party to JCPOA and cannot snapback. The prior administration effectively gave up the leverage of invoking snapback with its unilateral exit from the JCPOA, which resulted in an unsuccessful attempt to trigger the snapback mechanism at the U.N. Security Council in August 2020. At the time, the overwhelming majority of U.N. Security Council members agreed that the previous resolutions had not snapped back into place. “
So, they are not only letting the embargo expire, they are trying to shift the blame to the Trump administration.
Goldberg noted that “it is an unforgivable policy choice at this moment. We can stop it from expiring. We could send a letter to the United Nations Security Council and trigger snapback sanctions.”
He termed Biden’s policy toward Iran “appeasement.”
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