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U.S. Releases Restraints, Empowers Israel to Confront Iran

(Ynet News) Amb. Michael Oren - The president who ordered the liquidation of Qassem Sulimani, the commander of Iran's Quds force, in 2020 is now threatening not only to put a credible military option back on the table but waving it in the Ayatollah's face. "Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN," the President posted. "IRAN will be held responsible." Not since 1988, when Ronald Reagan ordered the U.S. Navy to sink the Iranian ships that shot at Kuwaiti oil tankers, has Washington retaliated for Iranian attacks against American targets. In 2023-2024, pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq launched 180 rocket and drone attacks against American bases, causing dozens of casualties, while the Houthis in Yemen essentially blocked international shipping through the crucial Mandeb Straits. In spite of this flagrant aggression, the Biden administration refused to approve the firing of a single bullet at Iran. Instead, Washington officials constantly broadcast fear of a war with Iran - a war which Iran, lacking an air force, had no ability to wage. Not surprisingly, the Ayatollahs concluded that they and their proxies could continue to attack the U.S. and its allies with impunity. All that is now about to change. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy.
2025-03-23 00:00:00
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