{"id":1976565,"date":"2023-07-18T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-blasts-biden-admins-appeasement-of-iran-outlines-plan-to-fight-tehran-with-arab-allies\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:20:12","slug":"joni-ernst-blasts-biden-admins-appeasement-of-iran-outlines-plan-to-fight-tehran-with-arab-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-blasts-biden-admins-appeasement-of-iran-outlines-plan-to-fight-tehran-with-arab-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Ernst criticizes Biden Admin&#8217;s Iran policy, proposes strategy to combat Tehran alongside Arab allies."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fjoni-ernst-blasts-biden-admins-appeasement-of-iran-outlines-plan-to-fight-tehran-with-arab-allies%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=1976565&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>\n\u200d  <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Senator tells\u2064 the \u2063Free \u2063Beacon the White House&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">wavering\u200c support<\/a> \u2063for\u200b Israel \u200cis\u2064 &#8216;unacceptable&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure>\n    \u200b<figcaption>Sen.\u2062 Joni Ernst \/\u2063 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Amid a \u2063surge\u2064 in Iranian \u200cattacks on \u2062commercial\u200c oil \u200ctankers, \u2063one \u2064senator \u200dis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kavanaugh-could-cast-the-swing-vote-that-overturns-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Kavanaugh Could Cast the Swing Vote That Overturns Roe v. Wade\">readying legislation<\/a> that\u2062 will enlist\u2062 Israel \u200dand\u200c its \u200cArab allies \u2063in\u200b the\u2062 fight against \u2062Tehran\u2019s terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<div>\n\u200c  \u200b  \u2063<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" \u2064target=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u200c  \u2063<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200b\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joni\u2063 Ernst\u2062 (R., \u200bIowa)\u200c told the <em>Washington\u2063 Free\u200c Beacon<\/em>\u200d on Tuesday that \u200cshe is\u2062 leading efforts to\u200d forge \u2062a \u200bcoalition between the\u200c United States, Israel, \u2062and other Arab \u2063signatories to\u200b the Abraham \u2062Accords. \u200bThe \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-isis-leader-killed-in-airstrike-by-u-s-and-iraqi-forces\/\" title=\"Top ISIS leader killed in airstrike by U.S. and Iraqi forces\">military coalition<\/a> would specifically seek to thwart \u200da massive \u2062uptick\u200b in Iranian\u2064 attacks on commercial ships traversing through the \u200bregion.\u200d In\u200b an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-owe-the-american-people-an-apology-you-lied-about-president-trump-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-rips-cnn-hack-at-dc-press-conference\/\" title=\"\u201cYou Owe the American People an Apology. You Lied About President Trump\u201d \u2013 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene RIPS CNN Hack at DC Press Conference\">unprecedented move<\/a>,\u2064 the \u2062countries would\u2064 also link\u2062 their \u2064missile detection systems\u200c together \u200bto \u2063greatly increase \u2064reconnaissance\u2062 on Iran\u2019s missile \u200dand \u200bdrone \u2062programs.<\/p>\n<p>Since\u2064 President\u200c Joe Biden took office, Iran has tried to\u200c seize\u2064 nearly \u206420 \u200doil tankers \u2064as \u2062they make \u200btheir way through \u2062the\u200d Strait of \u200cHormuz, \u200da critical \u200coil shipping \u200broute. \u2064The \u2062administration \u200dalso\u2064 has\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-admin-wont-let-authorities-seize-sanctioned-iranian-oil-tankers\/\" \u2063target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">avoided<\/a>\u2064 enforcing sanctions \u200con Iran\u2019s\u200d illicit oil \u200btrade, \u2063helping \u200dthe \u2064regime \u2062rake\u200b in\u200c <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/cash-bonanza-iran-has-made-44-7-billion-in-illegal-oil-sales-since-biden-took-office\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">record<\/a> profits.\u200d Tehran\u2019s terrorism \u2064has\u2064 become \u200cso\u2063 problematic that the \u2062Biden administration \u200d<a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/us-sends-forces-to-middle-east-in-response-to-iranian-attacks-on-commercial-ships\/\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u200c on \u2064Monday \u200bit \u2062will\u200d send additional\u200d war\u200d planes into the\u200b region\u200b to \u200bhelp \u2062deter attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Ernst blamed \u200dBiden\u2019s \u200d&#8221;strategy\u2064 of \u200bappeasement&#8221;\u200d for\u200c emboldening\u200d Iran\u2019s hardline regime, saying\u200c the only solution is \u2064to build a coalition that can &#8220;start \u2062pushing\u200b back on these \u200btanker seizures.&#8221; \u2063The \u200csenator\u2019s \u2062plan\u200d would \u200csignificantly increase\u2063 military\u200b cooperation \u2063between \u2062the United States, Israel,\u200d and\u2064 Arab allies\u2064 in the region\u200d at a time \u2063when\u200d the Jewish \u200cstate is\u200d facing\u2063 <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/gone-off-a-cliff-dems-grapple-with-anti-semitism-ahead-of-israeli-presidents-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">unprecedented criticism<\/a>\u2063 from \u200cfar-left Democrats in\u200c Congress.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Republicans \u200dlike\u200c Ernst,\u2064 on the\u200c other\u200c hand, \u2064say they stand shoulder-to-shoulder\u2062 with the Jewish\u2063 state,\u200d even \u2064as\u2062 the \u2063Biden administration works to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-meddles-in-israeli-democracy\/\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undermine<\/a> \u2064the \u200cconservative Israeli government led\u200c by\u200d Prime\u2064 Minister \u200cBenjamin\u200c Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking \u2063to \u200bthe <em>Free Beacon<\/em>\u2064 following\u200d a keynote \u2064speech Tuesday\u2064 morning at\u200c the\u2063 Christians United\u200b for\u2062 Israel annual Washington, D.C., \u200cgathering, Ernst\u200d said \u200dshe is \u200bconcerned \u2064by \u2063an \u2063uptick in \u200canti-Israel \u200bactivism among \u2063House Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u200d <\/p>\n<p>At \u2062least \u2063four members of\u200c the Democratic Party\u2019s \u2064progressive \u2063&#8221;Squad&#8221; \u2064announced this week \u2064they\u2063 would \u200dboycott a \u2064congressional\u2063 speech\u200b by \u2062Israel\u2019s president. \u2063Rep. Ilhan Omar\u200c (D., \u200dMinn.) \u2064and\u200b fellow progressive \u200bRep. \u2063Pramila\u200d Jayapal \u200c(D., \u200bWash.) also faced widespread\u200d condemnation\u200c over\u200c the weekend\u2062 for maligning\u200c Israel, \u200dwhich Jayapal \u2064claimed \u2063is \u2062a\u200d &#8220;racist \u2062state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel\u2019s under attack\u2062 from \u2062so\u2062 many different \u2063angles,&#8221; Ernst\u200d said.\u200d &#8220;It\u2019s\u200b under\u200b attack from \u2063Iran, from \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-blasts-biden-admins-appeasement-of-iran-outlines-plan-to-fight-tehran-with-arab-allies\/\" title=\"Joni Ernst criticizes Biden Admin's Iran policy, proposes strategy to combat Tehran alongside Arab allies.\">violent extremist organizations \u2062backed<\/a> by\u200d Iran, \u200band now\u2063 even from\u2064 members \u2064of Congress they are\u2062 under attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Her \u2062legislative \u200defforts\u2062 are \u200cmeant \u200cto \u200cbolster Israel\u2019s \u200bsecurity \u2064at an uncertain\u200d time and\u200d also send the\u2063 message\u200b that \u200bmost\u2062 in Congress \u2064still \u2062have the\u200b Jewish \u200bstate\u2019s \u2062back.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Biden is\u2062 &#8220;really appeasing Iran, and\u2063 then \u2064we see members of \u200cCongress \u2062in\u2064 his own \u2064party \u2064who feel \u200bthey can\u2063 also target\u2063 Israel,&#8221; Ernst said.\u2064 &#8220;I think\u2062 it\u2019s unacceptable to \u2063do \u200bthis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker, \u2064who sits\u200d on \u2062the\u2062 powerful Senate\u200c Armed\u2063 Services Committee, also raised concerns\u2063 about \u2064U.S.-Iran envoy Rob Malley,\u2062 who \u2064recently\u2063 had\u2063 his \u200bsecurity\u2063 clearance revoked amid \u2064an\u200b investigation \u2064into his \u200calleged \u200cmishandling of classified \u2064information.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to\u200b know\u2063 what was \u200bgoing \u200don. What\u2019s \u200bthe\u200d deal\u2063 here? \u200bWhat\u2062 was\u200c released? \u200dWhat information\u200d may \u200dhave gotten \u2063into\u2062 the\u200c wrong hands?&#8221; Ernst said, \u2063<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/senators-demand-independent-probe-into-rob-malley-security-clearance-fiasco\/\" \u2064target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joining \u200ba\u200d chorus<\/a> of \u2063Republican\u2062 lawmakers \u2063who are demanding answers\u200c from \u2064the\u200b Biden \u200cadministration.\u200d &#8220;It\u2019s very troubling,\u200d especially \u200bwhen\u200c we\u2019re \u200btalking\u2064 about an actor like Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n  \u200d  \u200c<\/p>\n<p><a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" \u200dtarget=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u200c \u2064 \u200d \u200d<\/p>\n<p><a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Before being\u200c removed \u200dfrom\u200d his post\u200c and put on unpaid\u2064 leave,\u200d Malley was\u2063 engaged in\u2062 secret \u2064negotiations with Iran\u200c aimed\u200b at\u200d resurrecting\u200d the 2015 \u2062nuclear\u2064 accord. Congress,\u2063 Ernst \u2062said,\u200b is \u2064already \u2063examining \u2063several routes to block a potential\u2063 deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u2063<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress \u2064really\u2062 needs to \u200bstep in,&#8221; \u2062she \u2063said, &#8220;and \u200dtry\u200d to thwart these behind\u2062 closed doors, under\u200d the radar\u2064 type \u2064meetings \u200dand\u200c any agreement\u2063 President Biden\u2064 reaches with Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Free Beacon that she finds the White House&#8217;s inconsistent backing of Israel to be &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; In response to the escalating Iranian attacks on oil tankers, Sen. Ernst is preparing a bill that aims to involve Israel and its Arab allies in combating Tehran&#8217;s acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1976566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1976565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976565","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\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}