Both have made unilateral statements. My latest in PJM:
Assuming that Hillary Clinton will not find some last-ditch bit of Clintonesque chicanery that will put her in the White House after all, Donald Trump will likely be inaugurated president come January 20, and he will have an ultimatum waiting for him.
The Ayatollah Khamenei warned the day before Thanksgiving that if the U.S. dared to extend sanctions on Iran, the Islamic Republic would retaliate. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to cancel the deal altogether, which would almost certainly include restored and new sanctions.
Who will blink first?
The House of Representatives already set the confrontation on course last week, when it reauthorized the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for ten years. This was an almost entirely symbolic move, however, as the ISA will expire at the end of this year unless the Senate approves it and Barack Obama signs it — and Obama is about as likely to do that as he is to put on a Make America Great Again cap.
Indeed, Obama continues to be notoriously protective of the Iran deal. The known elements of the deal are bad enough, as I explain in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran. But the secret codicils just keep making things worse, and administration officials continue to appear determined that they not leak out to the public.
Investigative journalist Adam Kredo reported last Tuesday:
Senior Obama administration officials in their final days in office are seeking to cover up key details of the Iran nuclear deal from Congress, according to documents and sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about continued efforts by the White House to block formal investigations into secret diplomacy with Tehran that resulted in a $1.7 billion cash payment by the United States.
As far as Khamenei was concerned, Obama’s obvious anxiousness to keep the mullahs happy was all for show. He proclaimed: “The current U.S. government has breached the nuclear deal in many occasions.” In reality, Iran is the one breaching the agreement. Recently, according to Reuters, the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed:
[Iran] exceeded a soft limit on sensitive material set under its nuclear deal with major powers. … [This is the] second time Tehran has surpassed the 130 metric tonne threshold for heavy water, a material used as a moderator in reactors like Iran’s unfinished one at Arak, since the deal was put in place in January.
The Obama State Department’s response was feeble: it was all just an accident, you see. State spokesman Mark Toner put the best face on things that he could, confusing impunity with good faith:
It’s important to note that Iran made no effort to hide this, hide what it was doing from the IAEA.
This ongoing Obama administration solicitude for Iran may have fostered complacency in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who boasted right after the election that there was no chance of Trump rolling back the deal. Rouhani explained:
Iran’s understanding in the nuclear deal was that the accord was not concluded with one country or government but was approved by a resolution of the UN Security Council and there is no possibility that it can be changed by a single government. … The United States no longer has the capacity to create Iranophobia and to create a consensus against Iran. The constructive engagement policies of Iran towards the world, and the fact that international sanctions have been lifted, have placed the Iranian economy on a road where there is no possibility of going backwards.
Khamenei was apparently a bit less certain that it would be all smooth sailing from here on out, as he felt compelled to add a threat:
The latest is extension of sanctions for 10 years, that if it happens, would surely be against JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the official name of the Iran nuclear deal], and the Islamic Republic would definitely react to it.
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Walter Sieruk says
Maybe Donald Trump will do much better than Obama did on handling the subject of the dangers posed by the Islamic rogue state of Iran. It’s rather obvious that Trump will do better since Obama could not have done much worse. Furthermore, it’s very obvious that the tyrants in power in this Islamic regime had and have no real or sincere intentions even for the start of keeping any of their promises in a nuclear “agreement deal” with Western nations. As for ,example ,the other month a “test firing” of a missile by Iran, In addition , it was reported on CBN on 5/7/16 only two days before this CBN report the Iran not only launched other “test firing” of missile. The “test firing” of that missile and it even had printed on that missile words in Hebrew that read “Israel must be wiped off the map.” This along exposes the vicious and destructive intention of the mullahs and others in power in this Islamic rogue state of Iran. There were other “test firing of other missiles by earlier this very year by the Islamic tyranny of Iran. This shows the gall and defiance of those mullahs and ayatollahs along those other Muslim villains in power in this tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran their total arrogant contempt for the US and the other Western nations in this so called “deal.” Those Muslim clerics and other Muslim tyrants in power in this cruel and oppressive Islamic tyranny are, in character, reflected in the Bible in Psalm 73:6-9. Which reads, “Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their mind know limits. They scoff and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.” [N.I.V.]
joe says
If hitlery tries to Steal the election, there will be a REVOLUTION in the streets! Trump does not f around. Cant wait until the muzrats in iran test him.. Prediction.. He will blow one of their tugboats right out of the water, if they DARE and try the bs they tried with their brother, osama
Walter Sieruk says
To Joe, It should be of no real surprise to anyone that Jill Stine would join forces with Hillary Clinton in an alliance against Donald Trump. Since both Jill and Hillary are socialists in politics and polices. Even though neither of them are honest enough to admit to being a socialist. Nevertheless, since Stine and Clinton have joined forces to disrupt and interfere with the American election process. This is a reminder of the teaching found in the Bible. Which is that “Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished.” Proverbs 11:21. [N.K.J.V.]
Keith Jordan says
“Stein” is a VERY common name, and I’ve never seen it spelled the way you spell it. What country are you from?
Angemon says
The Elected President is not even in office yet and the tyrant is already testing the limits.
miriamrove says
A: this is all a bunch of BS talks for domestic consumption where Iranians don’t give a ….about.It is going to be very hard if not nearly impossible for Trump to do this because multiple nations are signatories to the agreement. But since Trump has a real pair of…..he will wait for one Iranian incursion and that is when he will tear the agreement apart. I do not believe that Iranians are dumb enough to ….with Trump, but then again….m
joe says
They are that dumb, rest assured. Inbreedding does that
guide inside says
He is a sort of reincarnation of Pres. R.R. tracking along with his dealings in in matters such as this AND followed almost to the letter Ronnie’s ascent to the White House orchestrated by THE ruler of the universe!
JIMJFOX says
“orchestrated by THE ruler of the universe!”
Yeh, I vividly recall Him doing that…
JIMJFOX says
Handover of power…. in most countries it takes a few weeks— in USA, 5 MONTHS, is it?
WTF is WRONG with your system? I looks like a built-in ‘sabotage option’.
I may well be wrong- gut that is the general impression..
Walter Sieruk says
This is a very appropriate time to stress the reiteration of the reality that hopefully Donald Trump might have the wisdom that is in contrast to wisdom-less fools quest of Obama and Kerry when they tried to negotiate a worthwhile deal of good value with the officials of the mullahs and ayatollahs and other Muslim tyrants in control of the Islamic tyranny of Iran. That Obama and Kerry have had sincerely felt that they were doing the right this in attempting to engage in a compromise with such heinous evil doesn’t change the fact the the are wrong and engaging of nothing but ,at beat a waste of time and effort .At worse extreme folly and disaster. For, in reality, there can be no compromise with the thoroughly wicked and hideous tyrannical Islamic regime that in in power in Iran. As so well declared ,in principal, by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he said “There never has been – there never can be- successful compromise between good and evil.”
joe says
100% agree
Neil Jennison says
If Obama is not actually a Muslim, he is certainly a sympathiser. The “deal” with Iran made the whole world a more dangerous place.
Iran needs to be taught a lesson, not be pandered to.
With any luck, Trump will give the green light to Israel to take out all Iran’s nuclear sites.
Islam the religion of killers says
I’m not sure Trump will be in charge of the lights, if Iran takes a punt and sets a missile towards Israel the response will be very short coming and very final for Iran ..
Israel will have their fingers on the “Go Now” button 24/7
joe says
He will sell israel the bunker buster bombs very quickly, that osama refused to sell them
JIMJFOX says
Israel has 400 nukes. They don’t need feeble ‘bunker busters’!
JIMJFOX says
“Trump will give the green light to Israel to take out all Iran’s nuclear sites”
No-brainer. Islam understands ONLY overwhelming force. Hammer Iran’s
nuclear to pulp- more then once, if they try to rebuild.
Daniel Triplett says
May as well eliminate Pakistan’s entire arsenal and Raqqa on Day One while we’re at it.
Then let’s take out that fat punk’s arsenal in N Korea too, but we should lean on China to do it for us, as part of an Alliance with US, Israel, UK, France, India, and Russia to force criminalization of Islam Worldwide.
By Islam’s rules, it’s either us or them. No room on Earth for both the Kaffir and Ummah. Let’s choose us, and force Islamic criminalization everywhere.
JIMJFOX says
By Islam’s rules, it’s either us or them
So true. And demoralising that so few people realise or will admit this.
Trico says
“Assuming that Hillary Clinton will not find some last-ditch bit of Clintonesque chicanery that will put her in the White House after all”
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“REPORT: 15 ELECTORS WILL REFUSE TO VOTE FOR TRUMP Sensational Plot To Sabotage President Elect”
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“15 electors in states Trump won will refuse to vote for Donald Trump.”
“the electors are also lobbying other members of the electoral college to not vote for Trump.”
http://usdefensewatch.com/2016/12/report-15-electors-will-refuse-to-vote-for-trump-sensational-plot-to-sabotage-president-elect/
duj swami says
Who’s going to give those electors safe passage out of the country…
Charles says
The incoming President is NOT going to take orders from some Immam in Iran! If anything, he will send them a full case of refreshing Horse Urine, with a booklet about how it’s so much healthier for you then Camel urine!
And, maybe, a gift pack of western civilizations favorite invention : TOILET PAPER! With a short video demonstrating how to use it!
CHEERS! ☺
Voytek Gagalka says
So, everything depends on whom Mr. president-elect will appoint as his top diplomat. I am sorry, but if that will be Mr. Romney, he will most certainly be not much better than Mr. Kerry was, albeit, perhaps, he would not be much worse either.
gravenimage says
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: Who Will Blink First: Iran, or Trump?
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Let’s show our support to the president elect on this!
pbay says
The Ayatollah Khamenei warned the day before Thanksgiving that if the U.S. dared to extend sanctions on Iran, the Islamic Republic would retaliate. Bring it on, buddy! We will be rebuilding our military. Maybe we need to just take the country by invasion. We will conscript all the refugees and send them over.
Cretius says
A contract or treaty between Islam and non-believers has no worth. Their prophet made and broke treaties. Deceit and lies are sanctioned to protect and to further the goals of Islam. Iran hates the West, particularly the U.S. Iran fundss holy war against non-believers. To trust Iran is suicidal.
Fact. Islam makes no accommodation for non-believers. Yet, Muslims constantly make demands for more and better support from non-believers. Muslims are taught that if you are a non-believer then all your goods, property and person rightly belong to any Muslim that claims it. Muslims are not allowed to integrate into non-Muslim societies or to have non-believers as friends. Islam has waged bloody and aggressive holy war for 1,400 years that continues to the present. Iran contiues to fund holy war.
Accommodation of Islam by the West is a suicidal fantasy that the Left has swallowed hook, line and sinker.