FPI Bulletin: More U.S. Concessions, Iranian Aggression
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By Tzvi Kahn | October 18, 2016
The Obama administration’s concessions to Iran — and Tehran’s aggression against the United States — continue.
On October 7, the Treasury Department loosened restrictions on Iran’s ability to trade with U.S. dollars, a step the July 2015 nuclear deal in no way requires. On October 9 and 12, Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles at the USS Mason, an American Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, off the coast of Yemen. prompting the vessel to retaliate by destroying Houthi radar installations. These two events are a telling metaphor for U.S.-Iranian relations since the nuclear accord: As Washington strives to accommodate Tehran’s evolving economic demands, the regime’s belligerence increases.
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