(Jerusalem Post) — One of many misleading lines in President Obama’s address earlier this month heralding the Iran nuclear deal came when the statecraft salesman declared that “because this is such a strong deal, every nation in the world that has commented publicly, with the exception of the Israeli government, has expressed support.”
The clear implication is that Israel stands alone and isolated in the international community in opposing détente and rapprochement with Iran. The American president speaks as though his nuclear diplomacy were not wholly antithetical to the interests of the entire Sunni Arab world, with the Saudis most immediately threatened by Iran’s growing strength as a regional power, and billions in international deals now flooding Tehran’s economy as a result of the accord. Sunni Arabs, of course, fear an Iranian nuclear umbrella for its radical, theocratic regime and terrorist proxies across the region.
