U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Iran

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

 

On Tuesday night, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced that the United States would be imposing sanctions against Iran. Over the weekend, Iran launched a missile attack against Israel for the very first time. Given that the United States does not appear willing to support Israel's retaliation against Iran, this looks to be the action they're willing to take. Fortunately, most of the missiles were blocked by Israel's Iron Dome. But, President Joe Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not take retaliatory action, a move that was applauded by the far-left, anti-Israel members of the Squad. He's also made other problematic statements about the attack. 

 

As Axios reported about the announcement:

"The U.S. will impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after the country's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced Tuesday evening.

Why it matters: President Biden is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise military restraint. But in the economic sphere, the administration is demonstrating a willingness to retaliate against Iran. Read more and see Xs here.