For the third time in a matter of weeks, Iran has flatly rejected an offer from the Biden administration – revealed in Politico on Tuesday – to launch negotiations over a new nuclear deal in exchange for a lifting of some American sanctions.
Iranian state-controlled TV reported that the radical Islamic regime will not stop its 20% uranium enrichment before the United States lifts ALL sanctions FIRST.
Here to discuss this is David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel and author of the soon-to-be-released book, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn From Israel.
Suggested Questions:
1. Why is the Iranian regime continuing to reject these overtures from the Biden administration? The radical regime in Teheran knows weakness when it sees it. In the Middle East, there is only peace through strength, so as long as the mullahs ruling Iran believe that Biden is reaching out to them from a position of weakness, they will continue to reject the offers and demand more.
2. What are the specific issues at play here? From the American perspective, the immediate focus is on the rapidly increasing nuclear enrichment, which at high levels is only for the purpose of a nuclear bomb. Of course, there are other concerns, such as the Iranian acts of aggression in the Persian Gulf, in the Middle East and around the world, but the latest American offer, now rejected, focuses on the nuclear enrichment. From the Iranian perspective, it’s about the US sanctions on Iran that the regime wants to be removed.
3. How has the Biden approach towards Iran differed from Trump doctrine? Biden’s team has been extending the olive branch, offering the carrot of American concessions, rather than using the stick of sanctions. The Trump doctrine regarded the regime in Iran as a radical evil force that needs to be confronted on all levels, while sending signals of cooperation to the Iranian opposition groups.
4. Why isn’t it good to extend the carrot and use Biden’s approach, and if it’s not good, what would you recommend?Here in the Middle East, as in most places, the best defense is a good offense and that includes economic sanctions, cyber warfare, regime destabilization, and military force if and when needed. The Iranian regime does not respect a country that projects weakness. If you telegraph excessive eagerness to negotiate, you can expect them to be emboldened by your outstretched hand, which they interpret as weakness. Israel learned a long time ago that when dealing with radical regimes, if you give an inch, they’ll take a mile. Don’t give them that inch!
5. Your book, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn From Israel, demonstrates what has worked well for Israel in confronting radicals like the Palestinians and radical regimes like Iran, with some great advice for Americans confronted with domestic terrorists like Antifa. Where can people get a copy of Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn From Israel? They can get more info at www.DavidRubinIsrael.com or go to Amazon and type in the words, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn From Israel.
About Mayor David Rubin:
David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh Israel, is the author of the book, Trump and the Jews, and six other books, including his latest, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn From Israel.
Rubin is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack.
He can be found at www.DavidRubinIsrael.com or at http://www.ShilohIsraelChildren.org
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