by Majid Rafizadeh • Gatestone Institute • August 31, 2024
Iran’s runaway strides in its nuclear program have taken place largely under the watch of the Biden-Harris administration. Will this administration allow the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to acquire nuclear weapons? The prospect of Iran arming groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iraqi militias with nuclear weapons is bad for the world’s health. (Image source: iStock)
- Iran’s runaway strides in its nuclear program have taken place largely under the watch of the Biden-Harris administration.
- Will this administration allow the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to acquire nuclear weapons? It many have been what the Obama administration wished — so long as it was “not on my watch” — but it was a terrible idea then, and it is a worse one now. The prospect of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arming groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iraqi militias with nuclear weapons is bad for the world’s health.
- Iran’s regime that has also repeatedly vowed to annihilate the State of Israel and the United States— after that, presumably, the oil-rich Gulf states. Iran already controls five other countries in the region: Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. There are flashing neon signs that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s dream of “exporting the Revolution” is steadily extending to America’s backyard. Latin American rogue states allied with Iran could potentially be transformed into nuclear-armed threats.
Despite widespread concerns over Iran’s advancing nuclear program, the Biden-Harris administration, along with European leaders, are largely inactive in curbing this growing threat. As the clock ticks, there has been no concrete strategy proposed to halt Iran’s march towards nuclear weapons, leaving the world in an alarming position.
In a recent development, Representative Mike Turner, Chairman of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, voiced extreme concern regarding Iran’s potential declaration as a nuclear weapons state. Turner pointed out the unsettling prospect that Iran could announce its nuclear status “by the end of the year.” He further blamed the Biden administration’s policies for contributing to this dangerous situation, and stated that they have set the stage for a significant escalation. Turner emphasized:
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