The U.S. economic sanctions war against Iran is illegal. Iran's seizure of oil tankers is illegal. Illegal acts beget illegal acts. The U.S., as usual, started this tit for tat criminal enterprise by breaching the JCPOA and resuming yet another illegal sanctions war. Somebody should call China to intervene.
The reporting isn't all that clear about this, but my guess is that McGurk is pushing it inside the administration and the UAE and other Gulf states are demanding it on the outside. The UAE had been whining earlier in the year about the U.S. not doing enough about threats to shipping, so this may be Biden's attempt to placate them.
Unless and until those responsible face real and personal consequences, the recklessness will only continue and deepen.
The U.S. economic sanctions war against Iran is illegal. Iran's seizure of oil tankers is illegal. Illegal acts beget illegal acts. The U.S., as usual, started this tit for tat criminal enterprise by breaching the JCPOA and resuming yet another illegal sanctions war. Somebody should call China to intervene.
Who is even pushing for this?
The reporting isn't all that clear about this, but my guess is that McGurk is pushing it inside the administration and the UAE and other Gulf states are demanding it on the outside. The UAE had been whining earlier in the year about the U.S. not doing enough about threats to shipping, so this may be Biden's attempt to placate them.
Biden: what a strategic military thinker. End him at the polls please. And Trump behind bars.