Washington should walk away from the Iranian deal, says senior Mideast analyst

Iran is the biggest threat to the US interests and its allies in the region, including Israel, due to its activities in the region,” Hudson Institute Senior Middle East analyst Michael Pregent has said.

Pregent highlighted that Iran’s continuing support for Shiite militias in Iraq, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen with the aim of building their capabilities would jeopardize the political stability and security in the whole region.

According to him, Iraq was the starting point where the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Quds Forces (IRGC-QF) had formed loyal Shiite militias directly under the command of Quds Force Commander Qassim Suleimani, such as Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), Kat’eb Hizbollah (KH), and al-Nujaba Movement (NB).

But this is not enough, according to Pregent, who thinks that in order to bring stability back to the region, the main source of terrorism, aggression, and human rights violations should be confronted. He also said that starting with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was designed to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful…

The JCPOA which was signed by Former US President Barak Obama turned out to be the worst deal for the United States. It emboldened the Iranian regime which did not hesitate to take provocative and emboldened measures to prop up Assad and lure Moscow into Syria, by engaging in weapons contracts with Damascus and securing oil rights in Iran.