t’s been two years since the
signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear
deal. While some argue that the agreement has successfully slowed Iran’s
progress toward a nuclear weapon, the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program
are limited to only 10 years, and the international inspectors have access to
some, but not all, of the country’s facilities.
Additionally,
the Iranian regime become more aggressive in its behavior. The IslamicRevolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), escalated its activities in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, have provoked
encounters with American warships, and is spending large amount of money on new
Iranian military equipment.
This
justifies the White House’s harder line on Iran policy. The signing into law of
H.R. 3364, titled, “Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017” is
a step in the right direction.
TheNational Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) revealed details of the
escalation of the Iranian missile program, last June, proving the nuclear
threat to be real. They nice the JCPOA
These revelations clarified that
Iran’s nuclear weapons activities continue, and focus on the nuclear issues
distracted attention from the Iranian regime’s terrorism sponsorship, regional
intervention, and human rights abuses.
As
the IRGC gains wealth through its control of the Iranian economy, and access to
the nuclear sites of SPND continues to be denied, Iran will be able to deliver
a nuclear weapon.
The
US. administration is conducting a review regarding designating the IRGC as a
terrorist organization. The new Iran sanctions bill is now signed into law, and
the administration should expand the sanctions to the entire IRGC, including
its affiliate entities and associated
financial and economic arms, and the US should work with the UN and EU to evict
the IRCG from the combat zones in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
Isolating
and financially handicapping the Iranian regime by the United States is a good
start, but pressure must be applied, not just over its nuclear program, but
also over illicit missile testing, escalating regional and sectarian conflicts
in the Middle East, and the 1988 massacre of political prisoners.The United
States should also hold accountable all major human rights violators, including
those involved in the horrific 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners.
Many of the perpetrators of this crime currently hold leadership positions in
the regime.
The
future of Iran lies in reaching out to the people and their organized
opposition, to further their efforts toward a democratic Iran.
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