Retired four-star general Jack Keene criticized the Biden administration’s reluctance to impose sanctions on Iranian oil, saying sales to China would leave the Biden administration with no money to build up its missile arsenal. He told “Fox & Friends.” FOX News’ senior strategic analyst reacts to Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks at the G7 meeting about Israel’s overnight attack on Iran.
White House announces new sanctions on Iran after Israeli attack: ‘Pressure continues’
GEN. Jack Keene: What is important is that some kind of sanctions will likely be imposed in the future. You certainly mentioned missiles, drones, and the steel industry. All of them have value. But he didn’t say what was actually giving Iran the money. they have plenty of money. What did it come from? oil. oil. oil. oil. And that should be our focus.Secondary sanctions are necessary after the incident. Chinese companies They buy all that oil. We have to step up here and get this going. The previous regime stored 200,000 to 300,000 barrels of oil per day in Iran. Currently, oil production is close to 4 million barrels per day. No wonder they have enough funds to purchase ballistic missiles, rockets and other long-range missiles for their agents. And unfortunately, we don’t pursue it. I don’t think we have the stomach. It’s all about China.
FILE: In this file photo published by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) and China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in September. The president is taking a photo. 16, 2022. (Shen Hong/Xinhua News Agency, via AP, File)
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan issued a statement earlier this week announcing new sanctions against Iran. regime attack on israel last weekend.
The new sanctions come amid Republican criticism that the Biden administration is not being tough enough on Iran after the White House extended a waiver that allows Iran to: Access to $10 billion of Previously, funds were placed in escrow in November 2023.
Sullivan announced in a press release that President Biden is “coordinating with allies and partners, including the Group of Seven, and bipartisan leaders in Congress, for a comprehensive response.”
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FOX News’ Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report.
