Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), along with Republican colleagues, blasted President Joe Biden and his administration for displaying weakness in dealing with Iran, having “inexplicably” removed sanctions from Iranian missile producers, and for “empowering” terrorists, in a letter addressing the president provided to Breitbart News ahead of its release.
Writing out of “concern” over the Biden administration’s recent decision to relieve sanctions against two Iranian missile producers accused of “providing support to Iran’s ballistic missile program,” Rep. Brooks’ letter calls to “reject Iran’s request for $10 billion in sanctions relief as a precondition to any resumption of nuclear talks” while urging against a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
After the Trump administration “rightfully withdrew” the U.S. from the Obama-negotiated deal, imposing nearly 1,500 sanctions “to ensure maximum pressure on Iran,” the letter calls out the current administration for having “inexplicably” removed sanctions from those missile producers last month.
It also blasts the administration’s “silence” over Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s recent message to U.S. officials demanding billions in energy assets be unblocked in a quid pro quo for a resumption of nuclear talks.
“Your silence on this matter coupled with the recent financial relief you granted to [Iranian missile producers] Mammut Industries and Mammut Diesel, lead us to believe you are considering granting further financial relief to Iran,” the letter reads. “This is a grave mistake.”
Describing “radical” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who recently won an election deemed unfair by many observers, as uninterested in “even faking acceptable behaviors,” the letter warns that lifting any such sanctions would “empower” those designated as “participants in illegal and terrorist activity.”
It concludes by calling on President Biden to “maintain a maximum pressure campaign against Iran” while disavowing “further relief of any other sanctions.”
“Iran has proven they cannot be trusted,” it states. “Providing Iran with the financial relief they request will put the United States in a position of weakness for future negotiations, permit Iran to continue their nuclear conventional build up, and line the pockets of extremists.”
Co-signers of the letter include Republican Reps. Scott Perry (PA), Mary Miller (IL), Barry Moore (AL), and Bob Good (VA).
In a statement to Breitbart News, Rep. Brooks deemed the 2015 nuclear deal a “complete disaster that allowed Iran to continue their efforts in pursuing nuclear weapons while getting paid billions of American tax dollars to do it.”
He also described President Biden seeking to “reverse [Former President Trump’s] effective maximum pressure campaign and negotiate with the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, hoping that payouts and bribes will bring them to the table to act in good faith” as “laughable.”
“Those pulling the strings of the Biden presidency are desperately trying to salvage Obama’s legacy,” he said.
“The Senate should not confirm another state department nominee until they secure a commitment from the Biden Administration to halt these negotiations before they do more harm to America’s national security,” he added.
The letter comes as a recent pledge by President Biden, alongside European powers, to not repeat the walkout on the nuclear agreement by his predecessor, appears to indicate the U.S. is seeking to create a more positive atmosphere ahead of resuming talks with the Islamic Republic.
The president also welcomed lifting sanctions on Saturday as part of a diplomatic effort to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons, in the event that Iran “changes course.”
Executive Director of Iranian Americans for Liberty Bryan Leib expressed approval of the efforts to “call out” the president over the matter, in a statement to Breitbart News in response to the letter.
“We applaud Rep. Brooks and his House Colleagues for calling out President Biden regarding the recent sanctions relief provided to two [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] affiliated companies,” he said.
“The time is now for this administration to get tough on the Iranian Regime before they obtain a nuclear weapon and deliver on their promise of ‘Death to America, Death to Israel,’” he added.
Iran, the largest state-sponsor of terrorism worldwide, claims its nuclear program is for energy purposes, but world leaders — including the six nations that joined the 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear weapons capacity — say enriching uranium may lead to Iran’s ability to quickly create a nuclear weapon.
The Obama-led nuclear deal — deemed fatally flawed and highly one-sided by many, and from which President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 — delineates an enrichment limit of 3.67 percent.
Iran has been accused of violating the agreement, with Tehran having since produced ten kilograms of uranium enriched to near 60 percent, according to a September report by the Institute for Science and International Security, a U.S.-based think tank.
With an eye on nuclear weapons and through support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis in Yemen, Iran continues to be a growing global threat to the interests of many countries.
HD Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?
Last month, Former Sec. of State Mike Pompeo warned that Israel may be placed in a position where they have no other option but to take military action against Iran due to US weakness under the Biden administration.
“This is the risk of appeasement as you embolden your adversaries,” Pompeo asserted. “Ultimately, they put nations in the place where they’re stuck with only one tool, a military tool. This is not in the best interest of anyone. I pray that we do not force Israel into a really difficult decision one day.”
A nuclear Iran poses the greatest danger to the nation of Israel, which is why the Jewish State under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed the dangerous JCPOA so vehemently.
During his trip to the United States in 2015, Netanyahu addressed both Congress and the United Nations to warn of the ramification that reckless JCPOA would bring.
In his powerful speech to the UN, Netanyahu condemned the deal and explained that it would “un-muzzle” and “unleash” the Islamic Republic as well as fuel its aggression:
This deal doesn’t make peace more likely. By fueling Iran’s aggressions with billions of dollars in sanctions relief, it makes war more likely.
Unleashed and un-muzzled, Iran will go on the prowl, devouring more and more prey. In the wake of the nuclear deal, Iran is spending billions of dollars on weapons and satellites. You think Iran is doing that to advance peace? You think hundreds of billions of dollars in sanctions relief and fat contracts will turn this rapacious tiger into a kitten? If you do, you should think again.
I have long said that the greatest danger facing our world is the coupling of militant Islam with nuclear weapons. And I’m gravely concerned that the nuclear deal with Iran will prove to be the marriage certificate of that unholy union.
Seventy years after the murder of six million Jews, Iran’s rulers promise to destroy my country. Murder my people. And the response from this body, the response from nearly every one of the governments represented here has been absolutely nothing! Utter silence! Deafening silence.
Perhaps you can now understand why Israel is not joining you in celebrating this deal. If Iran’s rulers were working to destroy your countries, perhaps you’d be less enthusiastic about the deal. If Iran’s terror proxies were firing thousands of rockets at your cities, perhaps you’d be more measured in your praise. And if this deal were unleashing a nuclear arms race in your neighborhood, perhaps you’d be more reluctant to celebrate.
Unfortunately, the current Prime Minister and defense minister of Israel have opted for a softened stance on the nuclear deal with Iran, stating that it is something they are willing to accept, a shift in policy that former PM Netanyahu called “a dangerous mistake.”
Since the beginning of Biden’s administration, the consequences of their emboldening of Iran have been very apparent, especially with those who reside in the Middle East.
Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel last May pointed the finger at Biden’s administration for the 4,300 rockets fired at the State of Israel by Hamas and other Gaza terror organizations.
“When Biden got into office—the Iranians were very emboldened. Right now, Iran is sending its octopus arms everywhere,” he said, adding that there is little doubt the Iranians were behind the escalation in May.
The unwillingness by Biden’s team to restrain Iran, as the former administration under President Trump had done, demonstrates a lack of support for America’s greatest ally in the Middle East. Israel is the nation most chiefly in the crosshairs of an emboldened Iran.
From a Christian perspective, America moving away from the support of Israel is not only a huge slap in the face to a great ally, but it also places the country in direct opposition to God and His hand of Blessing.
In Genesis 12:3, God not only calls all the nations of the world to bless Israel, but He also presents a warning to those nations and people that choose to curse them: “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
In Ezekiel 38, we read of a future war in which a group of nations, including Russia, Iran, Turkey, and others will attempt to invade Israel from the north. We are told that miraculously God intervenes to protect the Jewish State.
What many reading the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 have been perplexed by for decades is the lack of involvement by the United States. Why do they not come to the defense of Israel?
Under former President Trump’s Administration, the idea of Israel coming under the threat of invasion without the United States stepping in, to say the least, would have been unlikely. However, under a new administration that is losing its grip of support for the Jewish State, the stage may be being set for this Biblical prophecy.
