April 20, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
Iran’s Threat Emerges Into Daylight
Deterrence ‘by deference’ has failed, says Mark Dubowitz, and Tehran is now closer than ever to acquiring nuclear weapons.
April 20, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
Iran’s Threat Emerges Into Daylight
Deterrence ‘by deference’ has failed, says Mark Dubowitz, and Tehran is now closer than ever to acquiring nuclear weapons.
Excerpt
This edition of WSJ Weekend Interview was written by Elliot Kaufman featuring his interview with FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz.
Iran’s proxy strategy never fooled anyone. It’s no secret that the militias ripping up the Middle East, country after country, are loyal to Tehran—but when the shooting starts, the West rushes to pretend otherwise. “Right after Oct. 7,” says Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, “the Biden administration began disconnecting the dots.”
While it distanced Iran from the attack, “the White House echoed the line that ‘Hamas is ISIS,’” Mr. Dubowitz says. “The more natural thing to say is ‘Hamas is Iran.’ But if the focus is on Iran, then the question becomes: What’s your Iran policy? What are you going to do about the head of the octopus?
Mr. Kaufman is the Journal’s letters editor.