The junior partner to China and Russia in the anti-American coalition is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yesterday, a U.S. navy ship intercepted missiles launched from Yemen, apparently at Israel—almost certainly fired by Tehran’s Yemeni proxies. Meanwhile, other members of the same terror network attempted drone attacks on American troops in Iraq. Iran is also (along with Qatar) the primary sponsor of Hamas, and evidence is mounting of its role in the October 7 massacres. Efraim Inbar writes:
Israelis savor the unequivocal American support for its war on Hamas. Biden’s longstanding and evident friendship with the Jewish state is warming Israeli hearts. . . . Less pleasant to Israeli ears is the reluctance of the Biden administration to blame Iran for the tragic events along the Gaza border. Secretary of State Antony Blinken refused to acknowledge an Iranian role in the attack, even though more evidence of clear links to Tehran is being presented in the American media.
Hamas would not exist without the support of Iran, which has regularly sent funds to support it. Tehran trained the Hamas terrorists, smuggled weapons into the Gaza Strip, and transferred the technology needed to build a local industry capable of producing missiles. And those are the missiles that are launched against Israel’s population centers. [But] Washington’s deliberate blind eye to Iran’s mischief in the region—even when its naval ships were harassed by vessels of the Iranian Islamic Guards—amounts to ostrich-like behavior.
The only recipe for a more peaceful Middle East is for the U.S. to attack Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—or give Israel all it needs to do it.
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