When the Obama administration finished constructing the Iran nuclear agreement the public was told, and the liberal media supported, claims that the deal would lead to smoother negotiations and interactions with the country. “Now, under questioning from Fox News, the Obama administration is allowing for the possibility that they were wrong,” announced Special Report anchor Bret Baier Tuesday, “And that the nuclear deal may be making the behavior of the Iranian regime worse.” Even with such a shocking change in position the “Big Three” networks failed to report it.
After noting some of the recent aggressive confrontations perpetrated by Iran in the Persian Gulf against US forces, Fox News’ Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen reported the Obama administration’s stunning admission. “Now for the first time, the Obama administration admits the president's signature foreign policy initiative, the Iran nuclear deal, which went into effect in January, could be worsening, not improving, Iran's behavior,” Rosen reported.
Rosen asked State Department spokesperson Mark Toner if he can rule out the Iran Deal as a cause of the increased hostility. “I can't rule that out. Iran, like many countries has an internal political process that's defined by a lot of different dynamics,” Toner responded to the Fox News journalist. He noted that Toner’s statement is a departure from the administration’s usual position, since on August 30 Central Command Commander, General Joseph Votel stated to the press, “I would say we haven't seen a significant change in their behavior.”
According to Rosen, this admission comes as new details are emerging of Iran’s dealing with Al Qaeda during the hunt for Osama bin Laden and beyond:
The picture of an emboldened Iran emerges as lawmakers have begun examining a small set of documents from the Osama bin Laden archive that US Forces captured in the raid that killed the Al Qaeda chief in 2011. The House intelligence chairman told Fox News those documents connect Iran and Al Qaeda more closely than the administration has publicly acknowledged.
“Nor is the Iran/Al Qaeda connection solely a thing of the past,” Rosen continued, “This summer, the Treasury Department sanctioned three senior Al Qaeda figures living in Iran, who are said to be using that country for a base from which to move money around, acquire weapons, and coordinate with other terrorists.” Even this disturbing connection between Iran and Al Qaeda has gone unreported by the liberal “Big Three” networks.
. Eric Scheiner
