Biden Announces Iran Sanctions ... Sorta

The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its attack on Israel, and President Joe Biden said G7 leaders were committed to acting together to increase economic pressure on Tehran. ...

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"The sanctions target leaders and entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s Defense Ministry, and the Iranian government’s missile and drone program that enabled this brazen assault," Biden said in a statement.

"And our allies and partners have or will issue additional sanctions and measures to restrict Iran’s destabilizing military programs," Biden said.

Ed Morrissey

This is very weak sauce, and it's not going to convince Israel that a direct response is unnecessary. The only sanctions that matter to the mullahs are on oil sales, but Biden won't pitch those because he's too afraid of China's response. As long as Iran gets its revenue stream from oil, sanctions on the drone program won't slow them down a whit. 

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