Many years ago, back in the 20th century, there was something called the Three Strikes Rule. As our readers know, today a criminal could have scored his 100th strike and still happily walks down the street. Still, though it may not hold up on the street, it makes me wonder why the strikeout rule can't apply to diplomacy.
A week ago today, author Salman Rushdie was nearly killed by a young assassin on stage. The novelist suffered grievous injuries - his throat, kidneys, face, and other parts of his body were hacked. But the motives were clear, as The Post found out when they spoke with the alleged perpetrator,. His 24-year-old New Jersey-born Hadi Matar praised the late Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini and his fatwa on his 1989 Rushdie. For his third of the century, the Iranian authorities have maintained the fatwa. Various Iranian politicians, businessmen and foundationsensured that a bounty remained in the author's head for the "crime" of writing
novels for 33 years,Rushdie has managed to survive multiple assassination attempts,but none have attempted to kill him more than a week ago today in New York State. The free world media may have reported in horror what happened to Rushdie. However, the Iranian state media reveled in the attack. One side was used to show Rushdie burning in hellfire, decapitated, or strangled.
Novelists aren't the only ones targeted by the Iranian authorities. Last week, we received further information about the attempted assassination attempt on two former US government officials. Iranian operatives attempted to kill former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security adviser John BoltonJustice Department indicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps , was a highly developed and confused conspiracy. Attempted murder.
The Iranians appeared to be targetingBolton and Pompeo. It is in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed while plotting against US forces in Iraq in 2020. Soleimani had a bloody career throughout the region, so of course he was a great hero of the mullahs. He was their best killer and America was right to kick him off the stage.
But the fact that the Iranians thought they could retaliate by killing a former US government official on the US mainland. they think about it. Would they even conceive that they could send a cell of assassins onto US soil to kill US officials?
But even if you are not a high-ranking official or a world-renowned writer, there is no need to think that the Iranian authorities can kill you on American soil. In recent days, there has been information about yet another attempt to kill a regime critic who lives here in Brooklyn. Masih Alinejad, a brave young critic of the Ayatollah, kidnapped her a year ago and sent her to survived an attempt to smuggle it into Iran in This month, police noticed a man, now identified as Khalid Mehdiyev, haunting outside her home. It turns out that I was waiting for
Therefore, Iranians seem to think that the United States, especially New York, is a place where they can carry out assassinations and kill people with impunity. And what is the current US government doing?
Looking at the reaction of the White House and the State Department to this trio of her outrages, it turns out to be very interesting. They have denounced the attack on Rushdie as "horrific". It's no surprise that President Biden hailed Rushdie as someone who "represents essential and universal ideals." what he does. But why doesn't he point his finger. Why is there no clear call from the Iranian regime over the conspiracy to incite and assassinate?
The answer is that the current administration is in a difficult position. Because while this assassination plot unfolds, the US government is busy trying to get along with the Iranian regime. All because the Biden administration is desperate to deliver on its election promise to join the P5+1 nuclear deal.
It's all pure stupidity — recent events Consider even before discussing. When the US had nuclear deals with Iran, the UK, the EU, Russia and China, it was meant to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. But surprisingly, the Iranians lied. Even when everyone, including the US, was in agreement, Iran hid part of its nuclear program. They continued to enrich uranium and develop other technologies intended solely for the production of nuclear weapons.
Of course, President Trump pulled out of the deal and was right to do so. But Biden desperately wants a comeback. That's partly because it's the popular wisdom of the Democratic Party, and partly because it undermines one of Trump's most powerful foreign policy moves...so America is in a very odd position.
Iran is a would-be enemy of the United StatesIt , has repeatedly instigated the murder of citizens of this country and of its allies, including Israel. They are currently planning and executing the most brazen attacks imaginable on the continental United States.
Exactly what does the Biden administration think it will gain by "taking Iran on its side"? they are not on our side. It has not been done since the Islamic revolutionary government came to power in his 1979. And far from stopping Iran from getting the atomic bomb, a nuclear deal of the kind the US signed earlier could be one of the fastest ways for Iran to get one.
Of course, that's a big deal. If you like the way Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons, you'll love what Iran can do once it has nuclear weapons.
Iran was found to have carried out her three attacks against the United States in the last month alone. It's time for this country to change and call them "out" instead of sucking on them.