The left-leaning Joe Biden administration issued a deadline on Iran’s drone and ballistic missile production at the United Nations in October, shortly after the Iranian-backed massacre of an estimated 1,200 people in Israel and Saturday’s unprecedented direct missile attack by Iran. made no move to renew the sanctions. About the country.
Iran’s military has spent much of the past week threatening retaliation against Israel in response to a military operation targeting leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military and a US-designated terrorist organization. spent on. The operation resulted in the elimination of seven Iranian terrorists, the most prominent of whom was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, commander of the Quds Force.
The Iranian government finally took action on Saturday, launching more than 300 drones and missiles into Israeli territory. The barrage was directed directly by Iranian forces, rather than by one of its many proxy forces, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah or Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group.unprecedented” Biden responded. However, no major damage was caused.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has identified “more than 300 threats of various types” coming from Iran to Israel. An estimated 99 percent were intercepted, including all drones and cruise missiles. Israel recorded one death, an Israeli Arab girl who was hit by missile fragments. Nevertheless, the Revolutionary Guards declared victory and described the failed attack as a “success”. As always after terrorist attacks, the Iranian government allowed supporters to organize street celebrations over the attack in Tehran on Saturday night.
People criticizing the Biden administration I got it. In the aftermath of the attack, Iran has nearly five months after a “transition date” of October 18, 2023, to legally expand its development of drone and ballistic missile technology. As part of former President Barack Obama’s disastrous 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the plan, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was ordered by the United Nations Security Council to ban Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs. imposed restrictions on. Signatories to the deal chose October 18th as the automatic expiration date, presumably in the hope that Iran would comply with the deal and obtain a termination.
Iran has consistently violated the agreement since it was signed in 2015, most recently expelling International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors in November. The IAEA has repeatedly warned that Iran is enriching uranium at levels inconsistent with its peaceful nuclear program.
October 18 also came on the heels of the invasion and massacre of Israelis by Hamas, a jihadist group that has long received financial support from Iran. A Hamas spokesperson told the BBC in a recorded interview on October 7 that Hamas had received “direct support” from Iran for the attack. Iran’s “Supreme Leader” Khamenei openly praised the genocidal attack on Twitter and called the state of Israel a “cancer.”
God willing, the cancer of the usurper Zionist regime will be eradicated by the hands of the Palestinian people and resistance forces throughout the region. #AlAqsaStorm pic.twitter.com/XDyxoTT4gw
— Khamenei (@khamenei_ir) October 7, 2023
Security Council sanctions could have resulted in: Extended formally condemn Iran through UN protocols for violating the provisions of the nuclear deal; But the Biden administration has made no move to “rescind” the sanctions, instead imposing a new set of sanctions targeted at select Iranian individuals and entities, backed by dozens of countries that signed a joint statement with the State Department in October. announced.
“The restrictions established by the United Nations Security Council on October 18, 2023, were based on the assumption that Iran would take the necessary steps towards restoring confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program.” the statement said. read. “That is not happening. In this regard, it is imperative that all countries continue to take steps to counter Iran’s destabilizing ballistic missile-related activities through continued nonproliferation cooperation.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken Said A statement issued on October 18 said that Iran’s “development, procurement, and proliferation of missiles and missile-related technology remains one of the greatest challenges to international peace and security,” and that “we are committed to countering Iranian developments.” We will use every means at our disposal to do so.” procurement and proliferation of missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other dangerous weapons; ”
The statement made no mention of reinstating U.N. sanctions, and was less concerned about Iran’s potential use of weapons itself than concerns about Iran providing drones to Russia for use on the battlefield in Ukraine or terrorist proxies. The focus is on reportedly supplying people with weapons. Similarly, experts Concerned Regarding the expiration of sanctions warned Iran will now be free to arm “Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis” rather than focusing on its own offensive capabilities.
Iranian government celebrated Marking “transition day,” he declared that sanctions on missiles and drones had ended “unconditionally.”
The Israeli government responded to Saturday’s attack, insisting it would continue to defend its neighbor from terrorists.
“We will build a regional coalition and force a price from Iran in the right way and at the right time,” said Army Minister Benny Gantz. Said on sunday.
