Biden Administration Funding Iran's Nuclear Bomb Tests, Threatening Israel for Trying to Prevent Them?

by Majid Rafizadeh
July 15, 2023 at 5:00 am

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19803/biden-funding-iran-nuclear-bomb

Secret attempts by the Biden Administration to reach an interim deal with the mullahs threaten not only to add an estimated $100 billion into the treasury of the Iranian regime's struggling economy, but, worse, catapult an Iranian nuclear menace onto the world.
Iran's aggression threatens not only its own brutalized citizens – Iran has executed more than 200 people in just the first half of this year and deliberately poisoned more than 1200 schoolgirls -- but also the entire region, Europe and the United States.
Reports also indicate that the Iranian regime's illegal nuclear activities have escalated in 2023 under the Biden Administration's watch.
In spite of these factors and the strong opposition from the Congress -- including a warning from U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul that according to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, any agreement, even an informal one, with Iran about its nuclear weapons program, must be approved by Congress and no funds released until after 60 says -- the Biden Administration has been holding secret talks in Oman...
Along with this Iranian plan to join the "nuclear club," abetted by the Biden Administration, this same Biden Administration, in the face of Iran's openly stated commitment to Israel's destruction is, according to one report, now pressuring Israel to "commit suicide" or risk losing American support.
The dangerous legacy the Biden Administration appears to want to leave includes threats to the only democracy in the Middle East while capitulating to the world's most vicious dictators in Afghanistan, China, Venezuela and Iran -- which the US State Department has called the "top state sponsor of terrorism" -- and soon, thanks to the Biden Administration, armed with nuclear bombs.

Secret attempts by the Biden Administration to reach an interim deal with the mullahs threaten not only to add an estimated $100 billion into the treasury of the Iranian regime's struggling economy, but, worse, catapult an Iranian nuclear menace onto the world. (Image source: iStock)

Thanks to the Biden Administration's appeasement of the Iranian regime, the mullahs have apparently become more emboldened than ever to test their nuclear bomb. Secret attempts by the Administration to reach an interim deal with the mullahs threaten not only to add an estimated $100 billion into the treasury of the Iranian regime's struggling economy, but, worse, catapult an Iranian nuclear menace onto the world.

Iran's aggression threatens not only its own brutalized citizens – Iran has executed more than 200 people in just the first half of this year and deliberately poisoned more than 1200 schoolgirls -- but also the entire region, Europe and the United States.

New European intelligence reports recently disclosed that the Islamic Republic of Iran has sought to skirt sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States in order to accelerate testing an atom bomb.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) published the intelligence documents with translations. According to Ayelet Savyon, director of MEMRI's Iran Media Project:

"The reality is that Iran has not in any way backed off from its efforts to build nuclear weapons, has taken every opportunity to advance its technological capabilities to this end and has for years misled the international community and lied about its intentions while at the same time widely publicizing its goal to legitimately attain nuclear-threshold status and continues doing so to this day."

Reports also indicate that the Iranian regime's illegal nuclear activities have escalated in 2023 under the Biden Administration's watch. According to the 2022 report of the Netherlands General and Intelligence Security Service:

"Last year, Iran proceeded with its nuclear program. The country continues to increase stocks of 20% and 60% enriched uranium. By means of centrifuges, this can be used for further enrichment to the 90% enriched uranium needed for a nuclear weapon. Iran is further ignoring the agreements that were made within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). And by deploying increasingly more sophisticated uranium enrichment centrifuges it is enlarging its enrichment capacity."

In addition, the Swedish Security Service noted in its annual report for 2023:

"Iran engages in industrial espionage, which is mainly aimed at the Swedish high-tech industry and Swedish products that can be used in nuclear weapons program."

Adam Samara, a spokesperson for the Swedish Security Service, told Fox News Digital:

"The Swedish Security Service can confirm that Iran are conducting security-threatening activities in Sweden and against Swedish interests...

"Examples of these activities are industrial espionage targeting Swedish high-tech industries and unlawful intelligence gathering targeting Swedish higher education institutions. Iran seeks Swedish technology and knowledge that can be used in their nuclear weapons program.

"The Swedish Security Service has an ongoing collaboration with our international partners, but we do not however go into details concerning that collaboration."

In spite of these factors and the strong opposition from the Congress -- including a warning from U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul that according to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, any agreement, even an informal one, with Iran about its nuclear weapons program, must be approved by Congress and no funds released until after 60 says -- the Biden Administration has been holding secret talks in Oman to reward the Iranian regime with a nuclear deal that will pave the way for it legally to obtain as many nuclear weapons as it likes, empower the ruling mullahs with billions of dollars, lift sanctions, allow it to rejoin the global financial system and enhance the theocratic regime's legitimacy on the global stage.

The Biden Administration also reportedly wants immediately to pump $17 billion into the Iranian regime's treasury -- "for humanitarian purposes" -- as if the administration has no idea that money is fungible and will obviously free up previously allocated "humanitarian funds" for nuclear and terrorist work. These benefits will not only enable Iran to complete its nuclear weapons program, but also to send more arms to Russia to attack Ukraine, as well as to enable the regime's ongoing expansion even further over the Middle East -- in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and the terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip -- as well as throughout Latin America.

Ever since the Biden Administration assumed office, Iran's ruling mullahs have been rapidly advancing their uranium enrichment to levels just below the those needed for a nuclear bomb, and reports state that they may be planning to test one. In March 2023, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told the House Armed Services Committee that Iran's nuclear program had made "remarkable" progress.

At present, according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Iran reportedly has enough enriched uranium to produce five nuclear bombs. "Make no mistake," Gallant told his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos during a visit to Athens on May 4, 2023, "Iran will not be satisfied by a single nuclear bomb. So far, Iran has gained material enriched to 20% and 60% for five nuclear bombs... Iranian progress, and enrichment to 90%, would be a grave mistake on Iran's part, and could ignite the region."

Along with this Iranian plan to join the "nuclear club," abetted by the Biden Administration, this same Biden Administration, in the face of Iran's openly stated commitment to Israel's destruction is, according to one report, now pressuring Israel to "commit suicide" or risk losing American support.

The dangerous legacy the Biden Administration appears to want to leave includes threats to the only democracy in the Middle East while capitulating to the world's most vicious dictators in Afghanistan, China, Venezuela and Iran -- which the US State Department has called the "top state sponsor of terrorism" -- and soon, thanks to the Biden Administration, armed with nuclear bombs.

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a business strategist and advisor, Harvard-educated scholar, political scientist, board member of Harvard International Review, and president of the International American Council on the Middle East. He has authored several books on Islam and US Foreign Policy. He can be reached at Dr.Rafizadeh@Post.Harvard.Edu

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28 Reader Comments

Eliot Schickler • Jul 18, 2023 at 02:55

Joe Biden must stop appeasing Iran! Appeasement didn't work in the 1930s, and it doesn't work today either!

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Chana Givon • Jul 16, 2023 at 13:03

After his two presidential terms rendering him ineligible for another, Obama announced publicaly that his successor would complete his (read O.'s) agenda.
At press meetings, it was reported that frail and failing Biden was reading from a prepared list upon whom he should call to respond to questions. It was obvious that Obama was pulling the strings.

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Jagdish N Singh • Jul 16, 2023 at 08:02

Shocking to note the Joe Biden administration in Washington has been capitulating to the dictators in Iran, China, Venezuela and Afghanistan . Wonder why the citizens of the American democracy are being silent on their government's approach to these rogue regimes ! It does not require much intelligence to figure out what the implications of Washington's approach to the dictators would be on the posterity.

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Sandra Smith • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:40

JCPOA was a worthless piece of paper "binding" only the western signatories from the start; Iran never signed it officially, and broke it before the ink was dry! Taqiyya and Kitman, folks, which, naturally, Obama at the time well knew and understood! IAEA, MEMRI and others reported on Iran's breaches regularly; no one cared! "Biden's" handlers are orchestrating what they believe will be the destruction of America, as well as Israel..."but (Yhwh) God..."! "Biden" had best stop trying to make Israel "commit suicide"; Netanyahu isn't about to comply, and Yhwh God has very different plans for Israel, which He put in writing entities ago, LONG before the were 13 colonies, to become the US, or Islam either one! Both "johnny come latelies" will fail abysmally in a contest of wills with Him! As the saying goes, they have chosen the wrong side of history to be on.

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Edward A. Hannan

Sandra Smith • Jul 16, 2023 at 13:33

Spot on.

The Biden administration policies toward Ukraine and Iran root in murderous, sociopathic, apocalyptic insanity: Risk a nuclear WWIII to maintain the U.S.'s post WWII status as the global hegemon and prevent Russia and China from gaining hegemonic status.

J.R. Biden is a pure figurehead bearing the title, "U.S. President" but devoid of any authority. He decides nothing. An unelected and unidentified cabal, probably consisting of members of the "Project for the New American Century" (PNAC), whose members include William Kristol and John Bolton, as well as Clinton, Bush-45 and Obama, dominates U.S. foreign policy on behalf of powerful corporate and financial interests, including Blackrock, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. John Rogers is Chairman of the Board of the Atlantic Council and an Executive VP of Goldman Sachs.

The PNAC describes America's "long war" as follows: "[F]ight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theater wars." The conduct of "Simultaneous theater Wars" is the backbone of America's hegemonic agenda. "Destruction" requires "reconstruction," which requires money. Thus, Zelensky just awarded Blackrock a contract to manage the rebuilding of Ukraine.

In May 2023, Victoria Nuland, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, spoke at an Atlantic Council conference titled "Transatlantic unity and robust support can help Ukraine defeat Russia and renew European security." The Conference debate centered on Ukraine NATO membership as well as US-NATO's "commitment" to waging "a long war" against Russia which would eventually lead to an "official" deployment of US-NATO forces in the Ukraine battlefield.

Nuland described the "long war" scenario, which inevitably may morph into WWIII and a nuclear exchange with Russia: "[W]e are here for the long-term," "as long as it takes" in a war against Russia. "It's about the long-term." "US-NATO is there for the long-run."

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Sandra Smith

Edward A. Hannan • Jul 17, 2023 at 01:34

WW III will happen; Ezekiel, Zechariah, and other prophets wrote that, and it will be nuclear, at least in part. Zechariah told us that, and John described the clean-up. However, those running the US, and the rest of the world already, for that matter, are not in the US, neither are they our citizens. Certainly not O who never had a lick of power in his life. He doesn't have the sense for it. He is, as he was yrs ago, that empty suit Clint Eastwood took time to address in public, nothing more. Look back at photos of 9/12-13/12; they tell his tale "loud and clear". The people running the show hide behind their puppets' faces, and we will likely never know their names, at least in this life; those we do know are "expendables", hence we are allowed know them. Lenin rightly called their ilk "useful idiots", 1 of the few things he got right. The ones in control belong to 3 groups, which most will vehemently deny as possible, with Satan as the real head, which most will also deny as possible. This is not a temporal, but a spiritual battle in which we are engaged, the temporal is akin to a chess board, on which the real players are operating their "game".

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SickandTired • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:17

Biden is very much mentally sick. Aiding and abetting an enemy to produce nuclear bombs surely appears to be treason:
Article III, Section 3, Clause 1:

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

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Joseph Kobel • Jul 15, 2023 at 20:43

Appeasement of the mullahs is very similar to Britain's pre-WW2 policies toward the Nazis. This is unacceptable for the civilized world!

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william carr

Joseph Kobel • Jul 16, 2023 at 03:37

No it is not at all similar. Chamberlain was not the only one, the French PM Daladier appeased Hitler also with the Munich pact. One has to look at the zeitgeist of the time. WWI memories were still fresh. People were still grieving the loss of their loved ones. The maimed were still in hospital, too horribly disfigured to be seen in public. Many of the current politicians had served in the war as young men. The horrors of the 'war to end all wars' were too fresh. The politicians would do almost anything to avoid another war. Have the people of USA forgotten 9/11 when 'only' 3000 died ? That was just over 20 years ago too. In WW1 millions died.
The UK and French politicians believed in diplomacy, they did not understand that Hitler was a
dissembling scoundrel who in fact wanted war all along. WW1 was the formative period of his life. Hitler was literally a failure until then. He wanted to restore the 'honour' of Germany, and he lusted for revenge. Munich was just to buy time, he had no intention of honouring it.
The French and British were quick to honour their treaty with Poland and declare war on Germany; and I have always believed that if they had attacked Germany in response to the invasion of Poland, WW2 might have been avoided, as what was needed was for other countries to stand up to Hitler. Hitler and his generals were able to practice their tactics on a militarily weak Poland and the lack of action in the West emboldened Hitler to subsequently invade France and the low countries.
Thanks to the internet things are very different today, Everybody who is awake know very well what the Iranian Mullahs are like and how they treat their people. Also how they are the leading spreaders of terrorism not only in the ME but also in S.America. It is complete insanity to allow them to get nuclear weapons, they have already developed the rockets to deliver them! Not to mention their stated intention to eliminate Israel.

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Sandra Smith

william carr • Jul 17, 2023 at 01:43

Appeasement of more powerful or militant leaders is nothing new, even in the 20th century, and previous wars followed by such appeasements in history SHOULD've taught us (humanity) by the 20th century, that it doesn't work: BULLIES CANNOT BE APPEASED, whether they are 5 y/o kids on the playground, or crazed empire-builder "wannabes" with heavily armed followers at their backs! That fact remains true today.

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Edward A. Hannan • Jul 15, 2023 at 18:54

The Biden administration's willful illegal assistance to Iran in acquiring Armageddon generating nuclear weaponry is intended to destabilize the Middle East and the whole world by giving Mohammad the means to compel global genuflection to Allah or face vaporization at 100,000,000 ° Celsius (180,000,032°F).

The Biden administration is unique not only for its flagrant utter contempt for any restraint putatively imposed by settled rules of law or morality, but also, for its persistent willful intent to deceive and to destabilize, degrade, devastate and ultimately destroy the very concepts of God, morality, "the rule of law," the individual, the central family, private property, liberty, constitutional representative democracy and the whole of western culture generally.

The Biden administration's sole goal is the intentional perpetuation of invidious chaos through persistent unconstrained autocratic application or declination to apply both criminal and civil law, unmitigated general capricious discrimination, destructive class warfare, and uncontrolled borrowing debasing the U.S. currency and inflicting uncontrolled bankrupting inflation.

For decades since Woodrow Wilson's administration (1913-1921) Congress either has incrementally surrendered or delegated its putative Constitutional control over the Executive such that the Executive branch can now act without any effective restraint whatever.

The Biden administration is not subject to any restraint or control. Nothing can impede or stop its wanton destructive policies, actions and refusals.

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Raphael • Jul 15, 2023 at 14:20

True meaning of "American support" to Israel: Please do Commit suicide.
The 2nd part of the sentence "or you lose American support" is an empty threat since Biden-Obama want Israel to commit suicide .In committing suicide - by passively allowing Iran to reach nuclear power - Israel will be responsible for its own tragic mistake. And the USA will disentangle itself from such tragedy by stating "you see I told you to stay pat".

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MSakel • Jul 15, 2023 at 14:01

Appeasement in its nuclear support for Iran is an unwise American foreign policy's only tactic against a brutal terrorist-supporting regime in Iran whose jihadists are sworn to destroy Israel -- and they are doing it even more enthusiastically now that this has provided "encouragement" for their destabilizing actions in Israel, the Middle East and the East Med regions.

Meantime, Putin's funding Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant to the tune of $62B and not a word from the peace-loving EU neighboring countries protesting this dangerous development. Between Iranian-supported Hezbollah and Turkey's destabilization arm, the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists (via their proxy, Hamas, in Israel), it looks as if American foreign policy has now become an inept political bigamist--and to Hades with the inevitable consequences in the courtroom of public opinion and security.

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Sandra Smith

MSakel • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:45

They are also sworn to destroy America. They've had missile silos in Venezuela, from which to reach us, for over a decade, and the capable missiles with which to do so. Soon, if "Biden" succeeds, those will be nukes...

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af • Jul 15, 2023 at 11:31

Do any of the press corps Democrat toadies every ask Biden at one of his frequent and open press conferences (bwah ha ha!) why he's so willing to help the Iran to such an extent?!!

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Percy Bauri • Jul 15, 2023 at 11:07

-- This is not something new.
-- In my opinion, it is not Biden but his State Department Smarties are playing the Politics of keeping the Islamic Countries and Israel in more or less equal balanced power.
-- In doing so, no one Country in the Middle East is dominating.
-- Although, we all know that Israel is far ahead, technically, Militarily, Medically and you name it, etc. etc in leaps and bound above any Country individually and collectively in the Middle East.
-- The unfortunate thing is that none of the Middle Eastern Islamic Countries want to recognize this fact.
-- I would like to say that Israel will never, or will ever be the first Country to attack any Islamic Country in the Middle East.
-- On the other hand if being attacked by any neighbor, it will vehemently defend itself to the last man and or women (which may never happen).
-- Israel would like to live peacefully and exist with its neighbours provided they have the same intentions as the Israelis.

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Sandra Smith

Percy Bauri • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:53

They already have done; pre-emptive strikes against Lebanon. However, those were not without sufficient prior provocation, and sound intelligence worse as coming, and Iran and Syria as well.

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Alan • Jul 15, 2023 at 09:54

Sure seems like Obama is pulling the strings at least regarding Biden's policy for Iran. One has to question why this huge support for Iran's ruthless mullah leaders is not pure treason against the United States.

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Sandra Smith

Alan • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:55

Not O; he as a puppet too, an empty suit, just like "Biden" is; the same puppet masters pulled his strings too.

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Chana Givon

Alan • Jul 16, 2023 at 12:49

You are absolutely on target!

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cammo99 • Jul 15, 2023 at 08:23

When Biden over uses the word democracy he is being deceptive and does not use it in the context of a Constitutional Democratic Republic and that is why it is so easy to believe he is in because socialist activists, supported in action by unions like the NEA are really about creating banana republic where you have a leader mollify the masses with addictions because opium is the opium of the people, we have a good look at how horrible a state of affairs is in any of the blue cities and especially those like St Louis, Chicago, and NYC that almost take pride in inciting criminal behavior under the pretense its not criminal behavior at all; all you have to do is change the narrative to make it so while dispensing with morality. The Biden or whoever owns the White House is running the greatest crime spree in human history comparable only to Nazi Germany and Stalinism. The Soros legacy.

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Sandra Smith

cammo99 • Jul 16, 2023 at 00:59

Mao was no such in that crowd either; he slaughtered prb 4x as many of his own people as Hitler or Stalin did. Granted there were more Chinese to start, but still...

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Eric Hodgdon • Jul 15, 2023 at 07:47

Democracy in the Middle East ?
Democracy / Self-Government is incompatible with Islam and any other form of fundamentalist religion. Responsibility, Self-Awareness, and Mutualism are needed, among other traits, to have Self-Government. Backwardness still controls 98% of the people around the globe despite efforts to the contrary.

Technology advanced but the World's people have not. Biden's Rouge Junta is on par with Iran's Junta in stupidity - both masters of Idiocy.

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Sandra Smith

Eric Hodgdon • Jul 16, 2023 at 01:11

That is NOT true. Freedom is solidly based in Judeo-Christian principles, in fact. It's true of totalitarian political systems, such as Islam, which only wears a veil of religiosity, but ownership of property, personal accountability, and free will choice are Biblical principles, without which 1 cannot have a democratic republic at all. No other belief system offers those so it cannot support liberty. Now, that's not today Christianity and Judaism (Hebraic faith) have not been corrupted and abused over time; to say that would be a lie, but so is denying their role in a truly free society.

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David Llewelyn Davies • Jul 15, 2023 at 07:43

It grieves me to say this, but who, or what, is advising President Biden? He is clearly way out of his depth as head of the World's most powerful democracy.

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Harvey Lithwick

David Llewelyn Davies • Jul 16, 2023 at 09:13

It is urgent that someone find the real reason behind Robert Malley's withdrawal, because there is little doubt that this is being covered up to hide the depth of perversion in US policy towards Iran.

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bolt • Jul 15, 2023 at 07:19

Qui bono? When will this end? Has anyone asked about kick-backs? Laundering? Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? No signed agreement. No Senate approved anything. There is no other possible explanation other than kick-backs. Beach-front mansions? WDC mansions? Book deals?.... A very rewarding enterprise is the "appeasement" program, all right.

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VictorMc • Jul 15, 2023 at 05:35

I don't pretend to understand world politics - I have always been a 100% right-wing supporter and America was always right (yeah... I know don't bore me with arguments) but in my old age the disastrous criminals now occupying DC have let me and millions like me down badly. In response to ALL your columns, I can only say.
Roll-on '24 and Donald, De Santis, Pence, Nikki. and hopefully a seriously big change.

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