John Bolton blasts Joe Biden's 'hollow' Iran threat, nuclear deal is 'religious pursuit'
leaders on a full set of military options available to ensure that Iran would not be able to produce a nuclear weapon," the spokesperson said.
"We heard that maximum pressure would cow Tehran and its proxies into submission. In fact, both are emboldened. Before maximum pressure, you did not see our partners and even American forces in the region coming under fire. You've seen that now since 2018. It is unclear whether these particles were from activity before Iran signed the JCPOA in 2015 or after. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said he was"deeply concerned" by the discoveries and Tehran's failure to explain them.
The senior State Department official dismissed Bolton's criticism and said Trump's"no-deal" approach created more problems than it solved, including that the nuclear program is now"far more advanced" and"a breakout time in Iran...that is now counted in weeks rather than 12 months where we were when the Trump administration took office."
"They want relief from the sanctions. That doesn't mean they're actually going to abide by any commitments they make on the nuclear side."President Joe Biden is pictured during a speech on February 4, 2022 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Biden has committed to reviving the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal with Iran.
Bolton has long been among the most vocal regime change advocates, despite concerns that a government collapse and subsequent power vacuum could sow regional chaos. The former national security adviser has not changed his mind. "With countries like China—as you can see right now—violating the sanctions daily, purchasing Iranian oil and not facing any consequences from the Biden Administration, tells people that we're not serious," Bolton said.A State Department spokesperson disputed Bolton's analysis, telling:"We are aware of the purchases that [People's Republic of China] companies are making of Iranian oil.
Last week, Abbaszadeh-Meshkini, a spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said:"In the new world order, a triangle consisting of three powers—Iran, Russia, and China—has formed...This new arrangement heralds the end of the inequitable hegemony of the United States and the West.""Usually it's interests that drive foreign policy. How far it goes, we don't know," Bolton said.
warned this week:"Whoever thinks an agreement will increase stability is wrong...It will temporarily delay enrichment, but all of us in the region will pay a heavy, disproportionate price for it."
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