Why is the Biden administration not connecting the dots between the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies - and not doing more to publicly deter this behavior? Is it simply that the new administration is still finding its feet after just one month in office?
The Biden administration's strategy for getting Iran to play ball clearly involves making upfront concessions to Tehran, including de-linking the nuclear and regional threats it poses.
Absent any reciprocity, the Biden administration reversed the Trump administration's restoration of U.N. penalties on Iran's military-related procurement and proliferation activity.
The administration signaled that it doesn't oppose a $5 billion International Monetary Fund loan to Iran.
The more cash Iran has on hand means the more it can fund its regional proxies and bolster its missile, military and nuclear programs, regardless of what the IMF money is designated for.
Price did speak of "Consequences" for the recent rocket attack, and to be fair, Washington so far has maintained the bulk of the penalties Trump imposed on Iran.
The Biden administration's eagerness for diplomacy will likely be read by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a vulnerability to exploit.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Biden is squandering the leverage on Iran that Trump stockpiled
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