{"id":523950,"date":"2022-12-09T03:44:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-failing-to-support-irans-protests-is-a-grave-mistake\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T03:44:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:44:03","slug":"biden-failing-to-support-irans-protests-is-a-grave-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-failing-to-support-irans-protests-is-a-grave-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden failing to support Iran\u2019s protests is a grave mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36097c22126\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36097c22126\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-failing-to-support-irans-protests-is-a-grave-mistake\/#%E2%80%9CBiden_failing_to_support_Irans_protests_is_a_grave_mistake%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Biden failing to support Iran\u2019s protests is a grave mistake&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBiden_failing_to_support_Irans_protests_is_a_grave_mistake%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Biden failing to support Iran\u2019s protests is a grave mistake&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Iran\u2019s heroic women-led protesters have undermined the Islamic regime\u2019s stability and shaken the theocracy\u2019s viability to its core. This extraordinary movement was started by women, particularly young women, bravely and fearlessly risking their lives to defy a ruthless regime \u2014 a fact brutally brought home Thursday as Iran executed the first prisoner from this round of protests.<\/p>\n<p>A new generation is rising up to fight for a future of freedom; but Team Biden isn\u2019t giving it the recognition and support it deserves.<\/p>\n<p>While reports Iran would disband its morality police \u2014 which killed 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for incorrectly wearing her hijab, sparking this movement \u2014 proved false, the regime is clearly facing an unprecedented and existential threat. This leaves President Joe Biden with both an obligation to meet and an opportunity to seize.<\/p>\n<p>The president has a responsibility as the leader of the free world to support the Iranian people, who are putting their lives on the line to fight for basic freedoms and self-determination.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-263.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amini reportedly was not wearing her hijab properly, according to Iranian law. \" class=\"wp-image-24950025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-263.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-263.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-263.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mahsa Amini, 22, was killed by the Iranian morality police, sparking nationwide protests. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, the administration has a historic shot to weaken a repressive and ruthless regime that seeks the complete and total destruction of America and our allies. The destabilizing effect these protests have had on the regime represents a harbinger of the change that could well emerge with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate degree of support and encouragement from the West.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of standing with the Iranian people cannot be overestimated, now and in the future. Besides repressing basic freedoms at home, the theocracy has provided Russian troops drones to use against the Ukrainian people and enhanced its emboldened nuclear program, all while fomenting terrorism around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Regrettably, Biden seems poised to repeat the mistakes of his former boss, who prioritized reaching a deeply flawed nuclear deal with the regime over the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>President Barack Obama, who was singularly focused on inking the deal, refused to support the Iranians challenging blatant fraud in their 2009 presidential election. This gave the ayatollahs much-needed economic relief and a free hand to violently crush dissent.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has been wary to say or do anything that could derail the talks for a return to the 2015 deal. His tepid response to the protests is a strategic miscalculation and an endangerment of our national security, as well as the security of our allies.<\/p>\n<p>The closest Biden has come to directly expressing support for the Iranian people was in the form of a dangerous gaffe. He claimed the United States was \u201cgoing to free Iran\u201d \u2014 a gift to the regime, which pointed to those remarks as \u201cproof\u201d of American meddling, and an embarrassment for the administration, which im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely walked the president\u2019s words back.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the United States should not directly intervene to bring about a regime change. That would give credence to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi, who blame the protests on US and Israeli interference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-264.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Biden has refused to take a hard stance that would derail talks of reigniting the 2015 deal. \" class=\"wp-image-24950026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-264.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-264.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-264.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden seems poised to repeat the mistakes of his former boss, who prioritized reaching a deeply flawed nuclear deal with the regime over the Iranian people.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That being said, this is no time for America to stand idly by. Iran\u2019s security forces have killed at least 458 protesters, including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/5623\/\">63 children<\/a>, and demonstrators have begun <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criticalthreats.org\/analysis\/iran-crisis-update-december-2\">targeting government officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t an isolated incident. In 2009, protesters of a fraudulent presidential election were beaten and shot dead in the street. In 2019, authorities killed an estimated 1,000 during anti-government demonstrations sparked by gas price hikes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Biden\u2019s ongoing pursuit of a nuclear deal with the regime, despite its disturbing record of undemocratically and viciously cracking down on legitimate protesters, has drawn bipartisan criticism. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202212013482\">hinted Congress may be forced to take its own actions<\/a> against Iran if the administration continues to equivocate.<\/p>\n<p>There is no question Iran is an enemy of the United States. The regime has grown increasingly dangerous and unhinged, which directly endangers America, Israel and moderate Arab nations, Ukraine and, indeed, the entire free world.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has said publicly it anticipates Iran waging attacks on American soil, and the regime\u2019s targeting of US citizens on US soil and increasingly brazen cyberattacks on US infrastructure are, US Deputy Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Lisa Monaco recently said,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/us-slams-iran-for-brazen-attacks-on-american-people-infrastructure\/6757278.html\"> a \u201csea change\u201d in tactics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian authorities have plotted attacks on prominent individuals that were fortunately foiled, including former National Security Adviser John Bolton and Brooklyn-based American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, as well as on our institutions, including police departments, transportation companies and a children\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-261.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Iran has continued to imprison and kill protestors. \" class=\"wp-image-24950027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-261.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-261.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-261.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/biden-iran-protest-261.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Reports that Iran disbanded its morality police were found to be false. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And Iranian adventurism abroad is endangering our allies, specifically Israel and moderate Arab states, as the regime tries to create a \u201cShia Crescent\u201d of Iranian influence, stretching from Lebanon through Iraq down to Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian-backed groups are playing leading roles in ongoing humanitarian crises and wars in Lebanon, Yemen and Syria, and Iranian missiles frequently target American forces in Iraq.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Perhaps most consequential, Iran has provided Russia much assistance for its war in Ukraine. Iranian drones are being used to kill Ukrainian civilians, and Iranian soldiers have reportedly been stationed in occupied Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Iran is continuing to build its nuclear program and restrict access for United Nations inspectors. The regime <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-723039\">recently took the step of enriching uranium<\/a> to 60% and installing advanced centrifuges that will allow for quick enrichment to the 90% needed for weapons-grade material.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing Iran to continue threatening America and our closest allies without consequence would be a grave mistake. At this critical hour, when the future of the theocratic regime is less certain than ever before, Biden must radically alter his approach.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to abandoning the fatally flawed efforts to salvage a bad nuclear deal, the Biden team should focus on crippling the regime economically. As Walter Russell Mead recently wrote, this can be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tehrans-mullahs-throw-biden-a-lifeline-iran-middle-east-russia-ukraine-drones-weapons-oil-sanctions-china-protests-women-11667849350?mod=article_inline\">accomplished by working with our European allies<\/a> on \u201ca snapback of U.N. sanctions to punish Iran for arming Russia\u201d and a crackdown on black-market Iranian oil exports.<\/p>\n<p>Mead also notes America can take critical steps to help the Iranian people. We can provide \u201cnonviolent, nonmilitary assistance to democratically minded protesters\u201d and engage in \u201ccooperation with interested neighboring states\u201d who support the protests, which would \u201cmake life more difficult for Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah, and put more pressure on both Russia and Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With this new approach, President Biden can help usher in a new era of democracy for Iran \u2014 and, indeed, for the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Douglas Schoen was a senior adviser to Bill Clinton\u2019s 1996 campaign, a White House adviser (1994-2000) and an adviser to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2000 US Senate campaign. Andrew Stein, a Democrat, served as New York City Council president, 1986-94.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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