Secretary of State John F. Kerry said today the agreement with Russia
on destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal does not diminish American resolve to
prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon. Kerry made the comments during a short
stop in Jerusalem to brief Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the
Syrian agreement.
President Obama had earlier said in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Iran recognizes it shouldn’t draw the wrong conclusion because he made the decision not to launch a missile strike against Syria. Obama called Iran’s nuclear program “a far larger issue” and the threat to Israel of a nuclear Iran “much closer to (U.S.) core interests.” (Washington Post, 15 September)
“My suspicion is that the Iranians recognize they shouldn’t draw a lesson that we haven’t struck [Syria] to think we won’t strike Iran,” Obama said.
Photo credit: Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem on the Syrian crisis. September 15, 2013. (Jim Hollander / Pool/EPA/WashPost)
President Obama had earlier said in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Iran recognizes it shouldn’t draw the wrong conclusion because he made the decision not to launch a missile strike against Syria. Obama called Iran’s nuclear program “a far larger issue” and the threat to Israel of a nuclear Iran “much closer to (U.S.) core interests.” (Washington Post, 15 September)
“My suspicion is that the Iranians recognize they shouldn’t draw a lesson that we haven’t struck [Syria] to think we won’t strike Iran,” Obama said.
Photo credit: Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem on the Syrian crisis. September 15, 2013. (Jim Hollander / Pool/EPA/WashPost)
Making threats of war against another nation is a violation of the U.N. charter.
ReplyDeleteThe cowardly U.S.'s empty 'barking' will no longer be a real 'threat' to the great nation of IRAN after 34 long wasting years.
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