{"id":951908,"date":"2021-11-02T00:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=951908"},"modified":"2021-11-02T00:43:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:43:44","slug":"exclusive-rep-mo-brooks-blasts-biden-for-weakness-over-iran-empowering-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-mo-brooks-blasts-biden-for-weakness-over-iran-empowering-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Rep. Mo Brooks Blasts Biden for Weakness over Iran, \u2018Empowering\u2019 Terrorists"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fexclusive-rep-mo-brooks-blasts-biden-for-weakness-over-iran-empowering-terrorists%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=951908&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--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), along with Republican colleagues, blasted President Joe Biden and his administration for displaying weakness in dealing with Iran, having \u201cinexplicably\u201d removed sanctions from Iranian missile producers, and for \u201cempowering\u201d terrorists, in a letter addressing the president provided to Breitbart News ahead of its release<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Writing out of \u201cconcern\u201d over the Biden administration\u2019s recent decision to relieve sanctions against two Iranian missile producers accused of \u201cproviding support to Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program,\u201d Rep. Brooks\u2019 letter calls to \u201creject Iran\u2019s request for $10 billion in sanctions relief as a precondition to any resumption of nuclear talks\u201d while urging against a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>After the Trump administration \u201crightfully withdrew\u201d the U.S. from the Obama-negotiated deal, imposing nearly 1,500 sanctions \u201cto ensure maximum pressure on Iran,\u201d the letter calls out the current administration for having \u201cinexplicably\u201d removed sanctions from those missile producers last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It also blasts the administration\u2019s \u201csilence\u201d over Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian\u2019s recent message to U.S. officials demanding billions in energy assets be unblocked in a quid pro quo for a resumption of nuclear talks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17702034\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1234897278.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17702034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1234897278.png\" alt=\"talks\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office at the White House on August 27, 2021, in Washington, DC. During their first face-to-face meeting at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett focused their talks on Iran. (Pool Photo by Sarahbeth Maney-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cYour silence on this matter coupled with the recent financial relief you granted to [Iranian missile producers] Mammut Industries and Mammut Diesel, lead us to believe you are considering granting further financial relief to Iran,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cThis is a grave mistake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Describing \u201cradical\u201d Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who recently won an election deemed unfair by many observers, as uninterested in \u201ceven faking acceptable behaviors,\u201d the letter warns that lifting any such sanctions would \u201cempower\u201d those designated as \u201cparticipants in illegal and terrorist activity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It concludes by calling on President Biden to \u201cmaintain a maximum pressure campaign against Iran\u201d while disavowing \u201cfurther relief of any other sanctions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIran has proven they cannot be trusted,\u201d it states. \u201cProviding Iran with the financial relief they request will put the United States in a position of weakness for future negotiations, permit Iran to continue their nuclear conventional build up, and line the pockets of extremists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Co-signers of the letter include Republican Reps. Scott Perry (PA), Mary Miller (IL), Barry Moore (AL), and Bob Good (VA).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>In a statement to Breitbart News, Rep. Brooks deemed the 2015 nuclear deal a \u201ccomplete disaster that allowed Iran to continue their efforts in pursuing nuclear weapons while getting paid billions of American tax dollars to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also described President Biden seeking to \u201creverse [Former President Trump\u2019s] effective maximum pressure campaign and negotiate with the world\u2019s largest state sponsor of terrorism, hoping that payouts and bribes will bring them to the table to act in good faith\u201d as \u201claughable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_14446872\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"43\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Obama-Biden-Iran-Deal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14446872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Obama-Biden-Iran-Deal.jpg\" alt=\"President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, diplomats Tuesday declared that world powers and Iran had struck a landmark deal to curb Iran&#039;s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, Pool)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, diplomats Tuesday declared that world powers and Iran had struck a landmark deal to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cThose pulling the strings of the Biden presidency are desperately trying to salvage Obama\u2019s legacy,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Senate should not confirm another state department nominee until they secure a commitment from the Biden Administration to halt these negotiations before they do more harm to America\u2019s national security,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The letter comes as a recent pledge by President Biden, alongside European powers, to not repeat the walkout on the nuclear agreement by his predecessor, appears to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/oct\/31\/us-iran-nuclear-deal-tehran-joe-biden-pledge\"><span>indicate<\/span><\/a><span> the U.S. is seeking to create a more positive atmosphere ahead of resuming talks with the Islamic Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The president also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2021-10-30\/iran-nuclear-weapon-biden-europe\"><span>welcomed<\/span><\/a><span> lifting sanctions on Saturday as part of a diplomatic effort to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons, in the event that Iran \u201cchanges course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Executive Director of Iranian Americans for Liberty Bryan Leib expressed approval of the efforts to \u201ccall out\u201d the president over the matter, in a statement to Breitbart News in response to the letter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe applaud Rep. Brooks and his House Colleagues for calling out President Biden regarding the recent sanctions relief provided to two [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] affiliated companies,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe time is now for this administration to get tough on the Iranian Regime before they obtain a nuclear weapon and deliver on their promise of \u2018Death to America, Death to Israel,\u2019\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran, the largest state-sponsor of terrorism worldwide, claims its nuclear program is for energy purposes, but world leaders \u2014 including the six nations that joined the 2015 deal to limit Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons capacity \u2014 say enriching uranium may lead to Iran\u2019s ability to quickly create a nuclear weapon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18533114\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/10\/wi\/afp\/30\/leaders-of-us-germany-france-britain-expressed-grave-growing-concern-at-iran-nuclear-activities.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18533114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/leaders-of-us-germany-france-britain-expressed-grave-growing-concern-at-iran-nuclear-activities-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"748\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden pose within a meeting about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the sidelines of the G20 of World Leaders Summit on October 30, 2021, in Rome. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Obama-led nuclear deal \u2014 deemed fatally flawed and highly one-sided by many, and from which President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 \u2014 delineates an enrichment limit of 3.67 percent.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran has been accused of violating the agreement, with Tehran having since produced ten kilograms of uranium enriched to near 60 percent, according to a September <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isis-online.org\/isis-reports\/detail\/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-report-september-2021\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span> by the Institute for Science and International Security, a U.S.-based think tank.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With an eye on nuclear weapons and through support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis in Yemen, Iran continues to be a growing global threat to the interests of many countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i><em>Follow Joshua Klein on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaklein_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JoshuaKlein<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), along with Republican colleagues, blasted President Joe Biden and his administration for displaying weakness in dealing with Iran, having \u201cinexplicably\u201d removed sanctions from Iranian missile producers, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-951908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951908","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\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}