So much for Obama and Lurch’s ‘nuke deal’ with Iran. Iraq and Iran have cut a $195 million arms deal, which is a clear violation of the U.N. embargo. But because Obama is the laughingstock of the international state, neither Iran or Iraq care. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pressed begged Obama for more weapons, but King Putt was too busy golfing. So Iraq went to Iran instead.
Iraqi lawmakers reportedly claimed Maliki ended up striking the deal with Iran because he did not want to keep waiting for U.S. arms deliveries.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki disputed any notion that the U.S. has slow-walked weapons deliveries, and said the U.S. is seeking “clarification” from Iraq. “I think the proof of our efforts is in the pudding there, in all of the steps we’ve taken to move forward, whether it’s small ammunitions or a number of the items of military equipment I’ve mentioned, and that tells you how committed we are to our partnership,” Psaki said.
She could not comment on the accuracy of the Reuters report of an Iran deal but said that “if true, this would raise serious concerns.”
Psaki stressed that any sale of arms by Iran to another country would break a U.N. embargo.
“We’re seeking clarification on this matter from the government of Iraq, and to ensure that Iraqi officials understand the limits that international law places on arms trade with Iran,” she said.