Iranian President Rouhani: ‘We Need Missiles’ to Confront Trump Administration

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is up to his old tricks again as he continues to defy international sanctions and United Nations measures against that nation in hopes of taming its new missile production prowess, strengthened by none other than Obama’s much-celebrated Iran Nuclear Deal which enabled the rogue terrorist nation to continue to build on its already terribly dangerous weapons stockpile.  Some even suspect that with a new emphasis on missile testing, this is a prelude to something much larger.  In the darkened chambers beneath desert bunkers, Iranian physicists are suspected by both American and Israeli intelligence agencies of working feverishly toward the attainment of true nuclear-capable long-range intercontinental ballistics that will easily reach the Jewish nation, as well as other allies in the region.  Some believe that the latest trip to the Middle East by Trump was a veiled warning to Iran that we will not allow them to bully our allies.

A special effort on the part of Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has been put forward with support from some Senate Democrats to inhibit the newly signed arms deal with Saudi Arabia.  This deal will help to stabilize the area as well as provide some well-needed defense systems to our allies in order to balance the scales against enemy states like that of Iran.

A 50-member bi-partisan panel of Senators led by Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is moving forward with a plan to comprehensively stand in unison with the president’s ability to impose on the Iranian government sanctions necessary to get the point across that we will not be dissuaded from our mission to keep our people and our allies safe from their aggression.

Sen. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), a chief sponsor of the legislation, said that it is part of a larger effort to ensure that “Iran’s leaders understand they do not enjoy blanket impunity as the United States continues to live up to its commitments under the” nuclear agreement.

“Independent of the nuclear portfolio, and as President Rouhani starts his second presidential term, our broader policy towards Iran must be one that holds Tehran accountable for their destabilizing efforts in the region, illegal and dangerous missile technology development, and nefarious activities as the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism,” Menendez said. “As the administration continues to review its Iran policy, Congress must set out clear markers that impose real consequences to Iran’s illicit behavior that runs counter to our national security and that of our allies in the region.”

The legislation would impose mandatory sanctions on all individuals associated with Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as those who perform transactions with them.

Sanctions also would be applied to those who support Iran’s terror operations, including the IRGC, which is not currently designated as a terror organization by the United States.

The legislation also requires President Trump to block the property of all individuals and entities involved in supplying, selling, and transferring prohibited arms and other weaponry to Iran.

An official with the administration summed up the assessment of the current administration’s efforts versus the Obama regime that appeared to be mixed up in a romantic comedy with the Iranian government.

“The Obama administration treated the Iranians with kid gloves because that was to get the nuclear deal,” the source said. “That ended last January but the Iranians are still acting as if they have a friend in the White House. They threaten and mock the United States, our leaders, and our allies, and they expect us to roll with it. This president is not going to roll with it, and neither is Congress.”

Well said, unnamed official of the government. Well said.

Source:  The Washington Free Beacon

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