Iran’s uncontested nuclear march
Iran’s ambitious announcements this week highlighted the ineffectiveness of the West’s policy toward it. Along with plans to feed uranium into its first nuclear plant, Iran also announced its proposal to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants next year and to launch a new missile.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (iaea) reported this month that Iran is enriching uranium to higher, more dangerous levels. cia Director Michael Hayden said a military strike seemed “inexorable” to prevent Iran’s nuclear weapons program from advancing. The Washington Times wrote, “The time has come to demonstrate resolve in face of an imminent threat from Iran.”
But, as the article continued, “It’s doubtful America will take action. The State Department’s response to the latest iaea report on Iranian enrichment violations merely said, ‘We are hopeful that Iran will express a willingness to come to the table. We stand ready to have that dialogue.’ Not exactly the kind of rhetoric that instills fear of consequences.”
The article called for action from Israel, concluding that “the Free World depends on Israeli power.”
But not only is the U.S. refusing to take action itself, it has also assured Israel that there is no imminent threat from Iran. According to the New York Times, “The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year—and perhaps longer—for Iran to complete what one senior official called a ‘dash’ for a nuclear weapon, according to American officials. Administration officials said they believe the assessment has dimmed the prospect that Israel would preemptively strike against the country’s nuclear facilities within the next year.”
As the Trumpetwrote last week, Iran has been pursuing a dangerously belligerent foreign policy for quite some time—but “despite these terrifying ambitions, and Iran’s systematic march toward acquiring the means to carry them out, the United States and much of the West still pursue a policy of negotiation and compromise!”
A recent poll revealed that the majority of Iran’s Arab neighbors now support Iran’s goal to pursue a nuclear program—double the percentage from last year. It seems clear that America’s and Israel’s enemies are uniting together in defiance of them. But they continue to put “far away the evil day” (Amos 6:3)—and as we wrote last week, sleep their way toward nuclear Armageddon.
