Confronting the Threat of Iran's Regime

 

by Majid Rafizadeh  •  August 24, 2024 at 5:00 am - GATESTONE The exorbitantly lenient approach of the Biden-Harris administration has allowed Iran to reach unprecedented levels of power, influence and bellicosity. Iran and Qatar have for decades been the source of all the instability in the region and much of it beyond. Qatar has been poisoning American education with at least $6 billion in unreported "gifts and agreements," and Iran, while building forward bases in Cuba and Venezuela, is busy cyber-hacking the U.S. and trying to assassinate U.S. officials on American soil. It is clearly time for America to go back to the policy of peace and prosperity in the Middle East and a pro-freedom agenda in American universities – as opposed to financing terrorists, their sponsors and especially Iran's virulently anti-Western and anti-American nuclear weapons program. The exorbitantly lenient approach of the Biden-Harris administration has allowed Iran to reach unprecedented levels of power, influence and bellicosity, as it pursues its ultimate goals of annihilating Israel and disabling the United States. By contrast, President Ronald Reagan, did not hesitate to employ military force to send a powerful message to Iran's leaders, which successfully put a stop to their destructive activities. In 1988, Reagan launched Operation Praying Mantis, retaliating against Iran for its attack on a U.S. Navy ship, sent a strong message to Iran, and reduced the threat posed by Iranian naval forces in the Persian Gulf. Pictured: The USS Enterprise, which played a key role in Operation Praying Mantis, in the Persian Gulf on December 15, 1998. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael W. Pendergrass) The policies of the Biden-Harris administration, including turning a blind eye to Iran's nuclear advancements, its destabilizing actions in the Middle East and the release of billions of dollars to the Iranian terror empire, have undoubtedly empowered Iran's regime, granting it the freedom to pursue its Islamist fundamentalist ambitions, including its ultimate goals of annihilating Israel and disabling the United States. Continue Reading Article