Biden’s message to Iran
Is “Robert Mali” a good option to advance Biden’s policy towards Iran?
In recent days, there has been much controversy over whether the appointment of Robert Mali (as the US government’s special envoy to Iran) is an appropriate step in advancing the Biden administration’s foreign policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. has fallen. This will have a significant impact on the performance of the Biden government’s foreign policy team in relation to Iran.
In a report, Mark Episcopus, author and analyst at the National Interest Think Tank, addresses the current controversy in the US political equation over the appointment of Robert Mali as head of Iran in the new US administration, with serious consequences. For the foreign policy of the new US administration towards Iran, but for the whole region, it is considered a Middle East. He writes in this regard:
“The recent move by new US President Joe Biden to appoint Robert Mali as head of the US administration’s Iran case poses the first serious challenge to his administration ‘s foreign policy apparatus. Biden’s move has also challenged some of the key assumptions about the nature and nature of the Biden administration’s foreign policy toward the Middle East. Many observers and analysts believe that by electing Robert Mali as special envoy to Iran, Joe Biden is in fact setting the stage for new negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the return of the US government to the Borjam agreement (signed in 2015). ), Has provided.
Robert Mali has been an important and influential figure in the Barack Obama administration and in guiding its foreign policy toward the Middle East. He played a very important role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran, which also led to the signing of the Borjam agreement. Biden’s election to Robert Mali has drawn much criticism of the Biden administration and the overall structure of US foreign policy (based in Washington, DC).
“It is very worrying that Joe Biden has hired Robert Mali to lead the new US administration’s foreign policy towards Iran. Robert Mali has a long history of friendship with Iran,” Sen. Tom Cottin tweeted some time ago. “And it has an enmity with Israel. Undoubtedly, Iranian officials will be very happy with the election of Robert Mali as head of the Biden administration’s Iran case.”
Some members of the Republican Party have also stressed that Biden’s appointment to Robert Mali showed that the new Democratic administration does not intend to know the views of Republicans on important foreign policy issues, such as Iran, and wants to pursue unilateralism. “Biden’s choice of Robert Mali showed that the slogans of unity in US domestic and foreign policy chanted by him and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are all meaningless and far from the truth,” said Sen. Tom Cotton. .
The charge against Robert Mali, who supports Iran and opposes Israel, has been around since he worked for the Clinton administration in the 1990s. Robert Mali was ousted from Barack Obama’s campaign team in 2008 for allegedly meeting with Hamas leaders.
At the time, Robert Mali worked with the International Crisis Group, whose main goal was to prevent war and military conflict and to create a more peaceful world. In 2015, following his return to the Barack Obama administration, Robert Mali vehemently opposed the administration’s policy of changing the political system in Syria. Robert Mali believed that the US government should cut off aid to the Syrian opposition as soon as possible, as this would only prolong the Syrian crisis and bring no gains to the US government.
It is not surprising that Robert Mali’s appointment has met with strong opposition from extremist Republican senators such as Tom Cotton. However, the financial appointment has also worried some Democrats because the Biden administration’s foreign policy toward Iran is likely to be somewhat fragmented.
However, Robert Mali’s appointment has also been well received by some Washington-based Democrats and influential US foreign policy forces. “I’ve seen a lot of positions lately on the appointment of Robert Mali that I have to say are often incorrect. “He is not a fanatical man. He analyzes cost-benefit meticulously on a variety of issues and is open to and listens to a variety of perspectives.”
Some observers and analysts also believe that Robert Mali’s seemingly serious criticism of Robert Mali seems to have targeted him, and in fact, seeks to target Biden and his soft-spoken foreign policy. His negotiations are with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Many believe that the Biden administration wanted to send a signal of negotiation and engagement to the Iranian government by electing Robert Mali, and abandoning the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign” against Tehran. Many believe that Robert Mali’s pragmatic or, in the words of his opponents, his compromising stance on US foreign policy could raise serious concerns in Tel Aviv.
Beyond Iran, the appointment of Robert Mali to the new US administration also has broader implications for the new US administration’s foreign policy towards the Middle East. Undoubtedly, this issue will profoundly affect the Biden government’s foreign policy towards Syria. Mali has always believed that supporting the Syrian opposition and creating a crisis in the country has only enabled US rivals to gain a foothold in the Middle East field equation, especially in Syria. The election of Robert Mali could somehow send a signal to the Syrian government that the new US administration is not seeking regime change in Syria. “This undoubtedly has serious consequences for Iran.”