It’s getting serious.
U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood on Sunday strongly condemned the Iranian attack on Israel and warned that Iran will be held responsible for any further actions taken against the United States, Israel or their allies.
“Let me be clear — if Iran or its proxies take actions against the United States or further action against Israel, Iran will be held responsible,” Wood said, in his remarks at a U.N. Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East.
Let’s see
Recently, Iran has…
- Killed 3 American servicemembers (adding to the hundreds killed during the Iraq War and other larger conflicts.)
- Attempted to assassinate former Trump admin officials
- Conducted a proxy running battle with the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea
- Planned the Oct 7 attacks in which numerous Americans were killed
But now, we’re expected to believe, if Iran does anything else naughty, it will be “held responsible.”
By that, I presume the Biden administration means that some toothless sanctions targeting specific Iranian officials will be imposed.
Iran has gone as far as it has because it’s entirely aware that there are no consequences. Next time what will happen is another lecture and some scolding along with the warning that next time, things really will be serious.
Or maybe next, next time.
Give Iran some credit, when it says “Death to America”, it means it. When our leaders say Iran will be held responsible, they don’t.