Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed his desire to reissue sanctions on Iran, such as those under former President Donald Trump.
Kennedy appeared on Kudlow Wednesday, slamming President Joe Biden's foreign policies toward Iran. In the senator's opinion, the current president is demonstrating weakness by his lack of actions against Iran amid a war between Israel and Hamas.
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"Iran keeps biting our hand. In the last couple weeks — you've mentioned it — they have attacked American assets 16 times. We've done nothing. And President Biden, in response, keeps giving them money," Kennedy said. “Unless you think there is an award for being stupid, you understand that peace through weakness never works with the people like the Ayatollah.”
Kennedy went on to criticize Biden for not enforcing sanctions on Iran's oil, while the country produces about a million barrels a day. The Louisiana senator also disagreed with the six-billion-dollar prisoner swap.
"The Ayatollah — they hate Americans," Kennedy said of Iran's supreme leader. "He hates the Jewish people; he wants to kill all of us and drink our blood out of a boot. And you can’t say: 'Well, we can sit down and reason.' They just respect strength."
According to Kennedy, the president should stop sending all money to Iran.
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"I understand why [Biden's] acting as he is, I don’t agree with him. He's — he's scared of Iran. He thinks that, well, we don’t want this to escalate," Kennedy went on to say. "Well, the Iranians interpret that as weakness. Sometimes, you got to stand up for yourself."
Meanwhile, Kennedy has reintroduced a bill he first attempted in 2021 called the "No Dollars for Dictators Act." It would require congressional authorization for state sponsors of terrorism to receive drawing rights through the International Monetary Fund. In his press release announcing its introduction earlier this month, Kennedy cited China, Russia, and Iran as examples of countries that would face barriers to the IMF if the bill passed.