Secure Freedom Minute: Don’t Embolden Those Seeking Revenge Against Us

Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran for the funeral of the country’s longtime dictator, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Their aspiration is revenge, expressed by mass chants of “Death to America. Death to Israel.”

Unfortunately, despite abundant evidence that the mullahs are not trustworthy parties to ongoing negotiations, let alone willing to conclude a genuine and enduring peace, the U.S. government is continuing to talk and, worse yet, make concessions.

The inevitable result of such accommodations is to buy time for our enemies in Iran to rearm, regroup and resume hostilities at a time of their choosing. 

Worse yet, jihadists worldwide and their friends are emboldened by the extent to which the government in Tehran has not only survived, but is getting away with treating America and Israel with contempt. 

We allow that perception to persist at our peril.

This is Frank Gaffney.

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