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U.S. Remains Iran's 'Enemy' Amid Nuclear Stand Off, Missile Commander Says
Iran's armed forces are maintaining a belligerent tone towards the U.S. despite the change in administration and Tehran's efforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal.
The Iranian regime, led by moderate President Hassan Rouhani, is calling on President Joe Biden to lift American sanctions on Iran—imposed by former President Donald Trump after withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018—and revive the landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015.
So far, the Biden administration has refused, calling on Iran to first scale back its nuclear program to meet JCPOA limits. Rouhani and his government are also facing pressure from inside the country, with skeptical conservatives—influential military figures among them—keen to undermine the deal.
The influential and hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has maintained a steady drumbeat of threats throughout Biden's first month in office. On Monday, the commander of the body's aerospace and missile forces said that America remains an enemy regardless of the change in leadership.
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told reporters: "We should admit that the U.S. is our enemy and is after preventing our capabilities and progress," according to the state-run Fars News Agency.
Iran's ballistic missile program is a key grievance of JCPOA critics, who dismiss the deal as unfit for purpose given it does not curb Tehran's missile research nor its use of regional proxy forces. Trump repeatedly said he wanted to renegotiate the JCPOA to include missiles, but Iranian officials rebuffed the proposals.
U.S. Remains Iran's 'Enemy' Amid Nuclear Stand Off, Missile Commander Says
Iran's armed forces are maintaining a belligerent tone towards the U.S. despite the change in administration and Tehran's efforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal.
The Iranian regime, led by moderate President Hassan Rouhani, is calling on President Joe Biden to lift American sanctions on Iran—imposed by former President Donald Trump after withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018—and revive the landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015.
So far, the Biden administration has refused, calling on Iran to first scale back its nuclear program to meet JCPOA limits. Rouhani and his government are also facing pressure from inside the country, with skeptical conservatives—influential military figures among them—keen to undermine the deal.
The influential and hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has maintained a steady drumbeat of threats throughout Biden's first month in office. On Monday, the commander of the body's aerospace and missile forces said that America remains an enemy regardless of the change in leadership.
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told reporters: "We should admit that the U.S. is our enemy and is after preventing our capabilities and progress," according to the state-run Fars News Agency.
Iran's ballistic missile program is a key grievance of JCPOA critics, who dismiss the deal as unfit for purpose given it does not curb Tehran's missile research nor its use of regional proxy forces. Trump repeatedly said he wanted to renegotiate the JCPOA to include missiles, but Iranian officials rebuffed the proposals.
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