Biden calls Iran tensions 'self-inflicted disaster' after U.S. drone shoot-down [View all]
Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted President Trumps Iran strategy as a self-inflicted disaster on Thursday, just hours after a U.S. Navy drone was shot down by an Iranian missile over the Strait of Hormuz.
Seeking to put the blame on the Trump administration for the risk of "military conflict," the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful released a statement taking direct aim at the president's decision to abandon the Obama administrations nuclear agreement with Iran.
President Trumps Iran strategy is a self-inflicted disaster, Biden said in a statement. Two of Americas vital interests in the Middle East are preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and securing a stable energy supply through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump is failing on both counts.
Biden said Trumps decision to scrap the Iran nuclear deal has been counterproductive.
Trump promised that abandoning the deal and imposing sanctions would stop Irans aggression in the region. But theyve only gotten more aggressive, Biden said. Trump also promised that walking away would somehow lead to a better deal instead the predictable has happened: Iran is building back up its nuclear capability.
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