The move of U.S. B-52 bombers on Wednesday, along with Israeli F-15 fighter jets as a demonstration of unity of forces against Iran, does not require a policy move on the part of the Biden Administration.
While the American bombers were on the air, Iranian agents in Yemen launched explosive drones at Saudi oil fields.
And just a week earlier, 15 such drones had exploded in a residential area in the capital Riyadh kingdom.
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Then-US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian colleague Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2015
(Photo: Reuters)
Earlier, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi international airport in the south of the country, inciting European criticism, even when Iranian forces attacked an Israeli-owned vessel in the Gulf.
Before leaving office in January, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo named the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization. But that decision was overturned by his agent Antony Blinken just days after an attack on a Saudi airport.
Blinken mentioned humanitarian considerations in his news, but there is little doubt that the move was part of the administration’s new foreign policy agenda.
There are two separate alliances in parallel in the Middle East. One of them is the alliance of Sunni and Israeli nations, united by the growing military opposition in Iran. The other is an alliance of countries with the Islamic Republic and includes Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
Iran’s ambassador met with Russia last week with Hamas chief executive Mousa Abu Marzook and Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nahala during his visit to Moscow. It is safe to say that they did not discuss measures to promote peace in the region.
But the Biden administration still chose to revert to the failed pacification policies of the Obama era.
Iran’s Chief of Staff Ali Khamenei uttered “Death to America” at a gathering in Tehran this month, and the head of the Revolutionary Guard appeared on television announcing that it was impossible to compromise on Israel’s destruction. But officials in Washington still turned a blind eye.
The administration arrested Rob Malley, one of the architects of the 2015 nuclear deal, to become U.S. President Joe Biden’s point-of-sale on Iran, something more important than the show of unity on display for the transfer. .
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Israeli F-15 jets with U.S. B-52 bombers during a move earlier in the month
(Photo: IDF Speaker Unit)
After Trump imposed strict sanctions on Tehran, Iran lost 6% of its GDP in 2018 and 7% in 2019. If sanctions remained in place, Islamic rule there could fall (although it may take some time).
Compromise of an amended agreement that will not end Iran’s nuclear intentions will do little to undermine Tehran’s military strength or its regional invasion, and will make it even more dangerous.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is right to call Iran the greatest threat facing Israel, but despite tactical achievements in the fight against Iranian aggression, it was a complete strategic failure. ‘in Netanyahu policies.
The Iranians never settle, they are always attacked. But European countries are outraged by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s smile – and Washington may be deceived as well.
Israel needs to think outside the box. It should not slow down the return to negotiations on the nuclear deal if they include an end to Iran’s support for terrorist groups, its efforts to increase its hegemony in the region and the a stated goal to destroy Israel.
All of this may be possible but it cannot happen unless the United States recognizes the real threat to the Islamic Republic. Making that happen should be the main task of the next Israeli government.