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Biden bows to Khamenei

By Jackson Richman

Published April 13, 2021 10:00am ET

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Biden bows to Khamenei — In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with a group of Revolutionary Guards and their families, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. | (AP)

The Biden administration is appeasing Iran with words and deeds.

It’s a serious error of judgment. The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran was effective in denying the regime the funds it needs to support its proxies, including Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Those sanctions have also put Iran’s economy on the brink of collapse.

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