Monday 22 February 2021

Why Iran Considers Biden a 'Weak' President

 

Why Iran Considers Biden a 'Weak' President

by Khaled Abu Toameh  •  February 22, 2021 at 5:00 am

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  • The Arabs say they are worried because Iran sees Biden as a "weak" president, and that is why the mullahs in Tehran and their proxies in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon have increased their terrorist attacks in the Middle East.

  • Arabs are turning to the Biden administration with the frank plea: Your weak approach to the Iranian regime is already threatening whatever precarious stability exists in the Middle East. It is already emboldening terrorist groups. We are begging you: do not back down to Iranian threats.

  • Such messages show that many Arabs share Israel's concern over US and European efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. It is, frankly, the last thing the Arabs want. It will only lead to war and set back the region more years than one would care to count.

Arabs are turning to the Biden administration with the frank plea: Your weak approach to Iran's regime is already threatening whatever precarious stability exists in the Middle East. It is already emboldening terrorist groups. Pictured: Members of Iran's Basij militia burn pictures of Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Tehran, Iran on November 28, 2020. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

It is only one month into his term in office, and US President Joe Biden is already facing criticism from Arabs over his administration's soft policy toward Iran.

The Arabs say they are worried because Iran sees Biden as a "weak" president, and that is why the mullahs in Tehran and their proxies in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon have increased their terrorist attacks in the Middle East.

"In Tehran's eyes, Biden is a pushover," wrote Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Ashraq Al-Awsat.

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