Wendy Sherman, who led President Barack Obama\u2019s negotiating team on the nuclear agreement with Iran, launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump\u2019s Iran strategy over the weekend. Sherman, who served as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs during the Obama administration and as Deputy Secretary of State under President Joe Biden, targeted Trump\u2019s Iran policy in recent interviews.<\/p>\n
Sherman\u2019s criticism of the Trump administration\u2019s strategy, particularly in a Bloomberg News interview, drew significant attention. Her remarks come at a time when the administration is exerting immense economic pressure on Tehran\u2019s rulers through the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Having played a crucial role in sealing the widely criticized 2015 nuclear deal with Iran\u2014a deal Trump withdrew from in 2018\u2014Sherman lambasted Trump\u2019s Iran plan. She stated, \u201cHe doesn\u2019t have a strategy. He\u2019s very tactical [and] very transactional \u2014 as he was as a developer. In this case, I don\u2019t think that approach will work.\u201d<\/em> She further claimed, \u201cHe has cost our alliances, American taxpayers, 13 American lives, our inventory of weapons, our ability to project power abroad.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In response to her controversial comments, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott strongly pushed back, telling Fox News Digital, \u201cShe was literally part of the team that handed the Iranian regime billions of dollars and a roadmap to a nuclear weapon. She has no credibility. The facts: Under the previous administration, wars broke out, and our enemies grew stronger. Under President Trump, historic peace deals have been signed \u2014 including an unprecedented peace plan for Gaza \u2014 and the Iranian regime will never obtain a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, who recently switched his Democratic Party registration to Republican, echoed this sentiment. He told Fox News Digital, \u201cShe is the primary villain of the deal that gave Iran a nuclear bomb. She has no credibility. If Iran develops a bomb, it should put her name on it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Adding to the growing anti-Israel sentiment among Democrats, Sherman also attacked Israel in the interview. She asserted, without providing evidence, \u201cI also believe that Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] has led us down a road \u2014 and we have been part of it \u2014 that has, in essence, created a genocide in Gaza that has destabilized the Middle East.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n When questioned about Sherman\u2019s criticism of Israel, Dershowitz responded, \u201cShe is a bigot and anti-Israel. She sees everything through the lens of Barack Obama.\u201d<\/strong> Obama himself faced criticism during his tenure for alleged anti-Israel policies, including allowing an anti-Israel U.N. Security Council resolution to pass in the final days of his presidency.<\/p>\n In a Wall Street Journal opinion article last week, Dershowitz further elaborated: \u201cThe Democratic Party has become the most anti-Israel party in U.S. history. Last week, all but seven Senate Democrats voted for an arms embargo against the Jewish state\u2026 There is no denying that the hard left, anti-Israel wing of the Democratic Party has moved from the fringe to the mainstream.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Asked to respond to the criticism regarding her remarks on Iran, Israel, and Dershowitz\u2019s comments, Solveig Reeker, a representative for Sherman, stated, \u201cI’m sorry Ambassador Sherman is not available at this time and must decline.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n #WendySherman #IranDeal #TrumpStrategy #StateDepartment #AlanDershowitz #Gaza #Israel #ObamaLegacy #USForeignPolicy #NuclearAgreement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wendy Sherman, who led President Barack Obama\u2019s negotiating team on the nuclear agreement with Iran, launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump\u2019s Iran strategy over the weekend. 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