{"id":147138,"date":"2021-02-18T21:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147138"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:58:28","slug":"former-cia-director-critics-slam-biden-over-move-to-pursue-iran-on-nuclear-deal-absolutely-chokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cia-director-critics-slam-biden-over-move-to-pursue-iran-on-nuclear-deal-absolutely-chokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CIA Director, Critics Slam Biden Over Move To Pursue Iran On Nuclear Deal: \u2018Absolutely Chokes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-cia-director-critics-slam-biden-over-move-to-pursue-iran-on-nuclear-deal-absolutely-chokes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147138&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden-16-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Top former U.S. officials and national security experts slammed Democrat President Joe Biden late on Thursday following his administration signaling that it was willing to re-enter talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism, to pursue a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Biden administration would \u201caccept an invitation from the European Union High Representative to attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran to discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-admin-says-it-is-ready-for-negotiations-with-iran\/\">reported<\/a> that Iran has increasingly acted aggressively with its nuclear program, stockpiling large quantities of enriched uranium, installing advanced nuclear centrifuges, and blocking international investigators from monitoring its actions.<\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin wrote that the move from Biden comes after alleged Iranian backed terrorists attacked U.S. forces in Iraq earlier this week \u2014 to which Biden still does not appear to have responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther Iranian proxies, such as the Houthis in Yemen, are not rewarding Biden\u2019s more diplomatic approach with restraint \u2014 responding to outreach with new attacks on civilians,\u201d Rogin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/global-opinions\/biden-cant-negotiate-with-iran-as-its-proxies-attack-us-troops\/2021\/02\/18\/096b1580-7228-11eb-85fa-e0ccb3660358_story.html\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cMeanwhile, the leaders in Tehran are acting as if they have all the leverage, making demands and escalating their nuclear brinkmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who also served as Trump\u2019s secretary of state, told the Free Beacon that the Trump administration \u201crefused\u201d to \u201cappease the Iranian theocracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ayatollah understands only strength,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cI led a response to the Iranian threat that protected the American people from its terror and supported the Jewish state of Israel. Adopting the European Union model of accommodation will guarantee Iran a path to a nuclear arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nationally security expert Tim Morrison, who was on Trump\u2019s National Security Council and is currently a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-biden-gives-up-u-s-leverage-over-iran-offers-to-restart-nuclear-deal-talks\">told<\/a> The Daily Wire in a statement that the Biden administration was giving up all leverage as it tried to restart the \u201cdangerously flawed\u201d deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden Administration is repeating the mistakes of the Obama Administration,\u201d Morrison said. \u201cIt\u2019s making concessions to get nothing more than a meeting. The Iran deal was dangerously flawed in 2015. In 2021, with key provisions expired, it\u2019s simply national security malpractice to return to that deal. The Trump Administration bequeathed Biden tremendous leverage over Iran \u2014 it must not squander it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who has experience as a top terrorism expert, said in a statement, \u201cIt is concerning the Biden Administration is already making concessions in an apparent attempt to re-enter the flawed Iran deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump Administration created leverage for President Biden on Iran\u2013we should not squander that,\u201d McCaul continued. \u201cWe need to secure a better deal that keeps the American people safe from the full range of Iran\u2019s malign threats. The Biden [admin] must prioritize bipartisanship and stick to their assurance not to re-enter the deal until Iran comes back into full compliance with the JCPOA.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We need to secure a better deal that keeps the American people safe from the full range of Iran\u2019s malign threats. The Biden [admin] must prioritize bipartisanship and stick to their assurance not to re-enter the deal until Iran comes back into full compliance with the JCPOA&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbieGramer\/status\/1362543525741666311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIran takes cheating on the nuclear deal to the next level, fires rockets at Americans in Erbil just days ago, then threatens to keep nuclear inspectors out, and how does Biden respond? Absolutely chokes,\u201d Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs told The Daily Wire. \u201cAnd what a disastrous message to be sending to adversaries the world over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top former U.S. officials and national security experts slammed Democrat President Joe Biden late on Thursday following his administration signaling that it was willing to re-enter talks with the Islamic &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181521,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden-16-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Former CIA Director, Critics Slam Biden Over Move To Pursue Iran On Nuclear Deal: \u2018Absolutely Chokes\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden-16-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Former CIA Director, Critics Slam Biden Over Move To Pursue Iran On Nuclear Deal: \u2018Absolutely Chokes\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}