Iran Continues Playing Obama For a Fool

I see that Iran is jerking Obama's chain again. Now they're saying that they wont talk with the Zionist Obama.

"The Zionists brought Obama to power to help America pass through its current challenges," said the representative to the Revolutionary Guards in northwestern Zanjan province, cleric Hojjatoleslam Ali Maboudi.

"Any government has 'red lines' and our 'red lines' are rejecting the arrogant policies of America and the Zionist regime."

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has ultimate authority over policy in the Islamic Republic, has yet to comment on Obama's presidency or his offer to extend a hand of peace if the Islamic Republic would only "unclench its fist."

The leader has representatives to many institutions and regions whose comments can give an indication of views prevalent among Iran's leadership.

"Opposing the Zionist regime and defending oppressed people are among the pillars of the Islamic revolution and Iran and America's relationship will not change because of Obama taking office," Maboudi said.

I guess they're waiting for Obama to grovel a bit more, or perhaps throw Israel under the bus before acting. Iran continues to support Hamas and continues its genocidal rhetoric directed at Israel, so if they can get the US to alter its support for Israel, they'll see that signal as one that supports the Iranian regime in Tehran that has been hellbent on Israel's destruction.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's thuggish leader, wants the world powers to be more humble; which is to say grovel at Iran's feet and submit to Iran's worldview or else. It's yet another da'wa - a threat and a promise. Iran has no interest in negotiating away its nuclear program, not when it continues to work towards a working missile system and its enrichment program continues churning out enriched nuclear materials that with enough time can result in weapons grade uranium.

I expect Obama to do just that - not only signal that he's throwing Israel under the bus, but will make statements that will show Obama's willingness to throw US national security under the bus in the name of "diplomacy". Let us just ignore the decades of Iranian-backed terrorism against the US, the acts of war by Iran against the US beginning in 1979 that remain unanswered to this day, and the backing of proxy armies throughout the Middle East that seek to attack our allies and our strategic interests.

It comes even as Russian officials say that the Bushehr reactor is going to be online before 2010 - in other words: this year. The Europeans, who are already within range of Iran's longest range missiles, are feeding the problem, by cozying up with Iran with trade deals that provide the cashflow Tehran needs to complete its plans.

Obama has no plan to deal with that outcome either, and talking without preconditions isn't going to avert Iran becoming a nuclear power.