An interview with President Biden aired on Israeli TV Wednesday where he said the US would be willing to use force against Iran as a “last resort.”
The interview with Israel’s Channel 12 was conducted in Washington before Biden departed for Israel, and the broadcast aired the same day he arrived in the country. When asked if the US would use force against Iran’s nuclear program, Biden said, “as a last resort, yes.”
“Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon,” Biden said. While Iran has been stockpiling more uranium, none of it is enriched at the 90% needed for weapons-grade, and there is no indication Iran has decided to develop a bomb.
Israel often carries out covert attacks against Iran’s civilian nuclear program, but has been threatening to take more overt action lately and has held military drills simulating an attack on Iran. When asked if he received assurances from Israel that it wouldn’t act alone against Iran without notifying the US, Biden wouldn’t say. “I’m not going to discuss that,” he said.
A revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, should alleviate any US concerns about Iran developing a nuclear weapon as it would put Iran’s nuclear program under stringent restrictions, but Biden has taken a hard line on the issue.
Biden told Channel 12 that he wanted to revive the JCPOA but said he would walk away from the deal if its restoration was contingent on lifting the terrorist designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Trump administration designated the IRGC as a terror organization after pulling out of the JCPOA. The sweeping designation means any person that was ever in the IRGC is subject to US sanctions, even if they were conscripts that served in a non-combat role.
Ahead of recent indirect JCPOA negotiations with the US in Doha, Iran reportedly dropped its demand to lift the IRGC designation. But talks made no progress, and the US still accused Iran of making demands not related to the nuclear deal. The Biden administration has taken the position that any sanctions not related to Iran’s nuclear program or the economic benefits Tehran is supposed to receive from the JCPOA cannot be lifted.
But the Trump administration imposed an enormous number of sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the JCPOA. And during President Trump’s final weeks in office, his administration added more sanctions with the goal of preventing Biden from being able to rejoin the JCPOA.
Every nation should be free to conduct activities within its borders for the benefits of its citizens. The interfering dying and decaying america is discriminate and thinks otherwise for the sake of zionists
This is a zionist created sentence that every freaking US president repeats over and over…!
You are right. Only the Israel can have these weapons
Crazy Israel…
Exactly Donna. Vicious and vindictive little IsraHell is the one who should absolutely not be in possession of such weapons. I’d trust the Iranians with them a thousand times more.
As I’ve said many times previously: it’s IsraHell that will initiate WWIII.
No doubt and it will get the US to squeeze the trigger.
Well, we went through reviving JCPOA as a campaign promise to promising to use force against Iran. Well done Biden.
This man will say anything to appease the zionists
The majority of u.s. politicians will & do.
Bye-Done is making my skin crawl with these antics…
Quite a trip, eh? By the drooling, squinting, hand gesturing “President” Joe Biden. We are f&cked. I can hardly wait for 2024 to see what comes on board to top this administration.
“Using Force as a last resort?!” Some one needs to do a med-check…
It would be faaaar better to discus what could be done as a FIRST resort to lower tensions and raise confidence assuring measures. But if there are no perceived victims, there is little to be gained, such as more aid and weapons. We can see this scenario plating out in Ukraine.
Was there ever any doubt? Is China going to lend us the $$ to destroy their oil supply?
At least as of May, according to Chinese state media, while the Chinese regime is trimming its overall position in US regime debt holdings, “in the short run, China may continue to buy US Treasury bonds.”
Why? Rising interest rates beat down the price of bonds.
I don’t have an opinion as to why. I was just pointing out that yes, the Chinese regime (at least according to its state media) is still loaning money to the US regime.
They’ve cut down their overall position to a little more than a trillion dollars, but they’re still buying US Treasury bonds. Just fewer of them as the older ones mature or are sold.
One thing is for sure there will be no US soldiers fighting in Iran or Israelis i wonder who the proxies will be , or will it be Americas favourite past time bombing fron 50,000 ft or cruise missiles ect ect
Drones controlled by young men and women at a secret base in AZ.
If the US and Israel are stupid enough to attack Iran they may get a rude surprise. This will be the last straw for many.
Americans and Israelis better plan to vacation at home or risk being spat upon in the street.
Typical US PR talk similar to “All Options are on Table”… Just because they think they have the strongest military in the world…! But, no more, that was past tense…!
YES…!!!!! They put up a good show, but I believe they KNOW just how dangerously far WE have fallen behind. The scope of America’s failure to keep up with cutting edge military technology is staggering. The war on terror caused the U.S. to be distracted and misdirected. Chasing terrorists contributes nothing to peer nuclear powers and delivery systems confrontations. The NEOCONS wanted to achieve “Full Spectrum Dominance” in their ”New American Century” but 22 years in, what dominance have their plans delivered but full spectrum hubris? While we were chasing terrorists around the deserts, the Russians were upping their Great Gamesmanship. They have the best air defense systems so superior to the U.S. ones that Turkey bought the Russian system against the U.S. threats of retaliation against them, a fellow NATO member. They have also brought on line and into their Air Force a new generation of lighter, faster, cheeper, and more nimble fighter jets that are probably as far ahead of the F-35 as their hypersonic missiles are ahead of our current fleet. All our battle ships and carriers are DEFENSELESS again these HYPERSONICS!!! The very fact that Russia picks NOW to confront us in Ukraine shows they feel confident to tweek us and call our intransigence says it all. The U.S has squandered its post WWII dominance & deterrence and the dominos are falling all around.
It’s odd to see the equivalent of the old “missile gap” propaganda coming from the supposedly antiwar side.
Senile Joe Biden is not using anything including his dementia clouded mind.
NEOCONS running amuck are dictating constant war and meddling in other countries by fomenting civil unrest and overthrowing governments.
“Last resort” in the minds of the world’s leaders is an extremely flexible concept.
https://www.indianpunchline.com/putins-summits-next-week-will-strengthen-ties-with-iran-turkey/
Putin’s summits next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey.
Last resort? The U.S. with Israel’s prodding has been itching to go after Iran. To say that Biden and the U.S. would be biting off more than they could handle is an understatement and would probably lead to further escaltion.
Iran – You start a war, we will finish it.