{"id":1653474,"date":"2022-09-22T13:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1653474"},"modified":"2022-09-22T13:10:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:10:27","slug":"biden-claims-to-support-iranian-protesters-while-propping-up-the-countrys-deadly-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-claims-to-support-iranian-protesters-while-propping-up-the-countrys-deadly-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Claims To Support Iranian Protesters While Propping Up The Country\u2019s Deadly Regime"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-claims-to-support-iranian-protesters-while-propping-up-the-countrys-deadly-regime%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=1653474&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><\/div>\n<p>Following the death of a young woman detained by Iran\u2019s morality police last week, massive anti-government protests have broken out all across the country. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-62994003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC News<\/a>, \u201cAnger erupted after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman from the north-western city of Saqez, died in hospital in Tehran on Friday following three days in a coma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was visiting the capital with her family on 13 September when she was arrested by morality police officers, who accused her of violating the law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf, and their arms and legs with loose clothing. She collapsed after being taken to a detention centre,\u201d the BBC report reads. \u201cThere are reports that officers beat Ms Amini\u2019s head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. The police have said there is no evidence of any mistreatment and that she suffered \u2018sudden heart failure.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the nation\u2019s most active demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/iran-death-toll-rises-as-protests-intensify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voicing their opposition<\/a> to the country\u2019s ruling regime are Iranian women, who \u201chave been heavily present in the protests\u201d and have been documented \u201cwaving or burning their veils, or cutting their hair in public.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideos shared on social media have also shown demonstrators damaging symbols of the Islamic Republic,\u201d The Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/iran-death-toll-rises-as-protests-intensify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. \u201cOne showed a man scaling the facade of the townhall in the northern city of Sari and tearing down an image of Ayatollah Khomeini, who established Iran\u2019s Islamist government after the 1979 revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to demonstrations in the capital city of Tehran, protests have also been reported in many of the Islamic Republic\u2019s other major cities, leading to confrontations with the government security forces. According to citizen activists, eight protesters were shot and killed Wednesday night, with Iran\u2019s state media claiming 11 people died, including both demonstrators and state security officials.<\/p>\n<p>While some Kurdish human rights organizations say 15 protesters \u201chave died in western Iran alone,\u201d the true number of total fatalities throughout the country remains unknown.<\/p>\n<h2>Joe Biden\u2019s Hypocrisy<\/h2>\n<p>The outbreak of the protests has led to statements of support from members of the international community, including President Joe Biden. While speaking before the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Biden proclaimed his support for the ongoing demonstrations and the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we stand with the\u00a0brave\u00a0citizens and the brave women of Iran who right now are demonstrating to secure their basic rights,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/six-reported-killed-iran-protests-102445508.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the remarks are sure to provide good fodder for America\u2019s left-wing, corporate media to run interference for the Democrat president and distract from his failing policies, they\u2019re a massive contradiction given Biden\u2019s efforts to provide the Iranian government with the resources necessary to develop nuclear weapons. Since taking office last year, Biden and his administration have worked relentlessly to persuade the Islamic Republic to sign on to a new nuclear agreement after the Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from the Obama-era 2015 deal in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/23\/bidens-iran-appeasement-has-always-been-about-personal-legacy-not-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">easing numerous sanctions<\/a> that will enable the regime to fast-track the development of nuclear weapons, Biden\u2019s administration has also restored \u201cso-called \u2018civ-nuke\u2019 waivers,\u201d on Iran, which would allow for \u201cnon-American companies to work on civilian nuclear projects\u201d in the Middle Eastern country \u201cwithout drawing retaliation from the US government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if providing economic relief to Iran weren\u2019t bad enough, the administration\u2019s proposed nuclear agreement would purportedly pave the way for the Iranian regime to craft nuclear weapons much sooner than expected. During a briefing last month, Israel\u2019s Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned that the sunset clauses of the proposed deal are \u201cproblematic\u201d and that the accord would allow Iran \u201cto acquire a nuclear weapon when said agreement ended in 2031.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran has gained knowledge, infrastructure and capabilities\u2014much of which is irreversible,\u201d Gantz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/revived-nuclear-deal-could-see-iran-armed-with-nuclear-bomb-in-2031-gantz-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThis will enable Iran to further expand its nuclear program during the period of an agreement that would have fewer restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/idsf.org.il\/en\/interviews-en\/5000-idsf-members-ask-president-biden-not-to-sign-iran-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> signed by 5,000 members of Israel\u2019s Defense and Security Forum was later sent to Biden in late August, urging him not to sign on to the agreement with Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, Biden can issue all the feel-good rhetoric about supporting the Iranian people he wants. None of it will change the actions he and his administration have taken in negotiating a horribly structured deal that will only continue to provide Iran\u2019s dictatorial regime with the military power it needs to inflict greater suffering upon the Middle East and the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Shawn Fleetwood is a Staff Writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He also serves as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the death of a young woman detained by Iran\u2019s morality police last week, massive anti-government protests have broken out all across the country. 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