Tehran Times: The UN Security Council has rejected the US proposal to extend the Iran arms embargo. In this regard Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has said that "It wasn't a defeat. It was a rout." Is that such a catastrophic result for the U.S.? Mark Dankof: It was a deserved rout and an absolute embarrassment and foreign

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 7:10 p.m.

Tehran Times: The UN Security Council has rejected the US proposal to extend the Iran arms embargo. In this regard Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has said that "It wasn't a defeat. It was a rout." Is that such a catastrophic result for the U.S.? Mark Dankof: It was a deserved rout and an absolute embarrassment and foreign policy catastrophe for the United States. I am among those on the American Right who supported, and still support JCPOA. Pat Buchanan and David Stockman are two other examples, Stockman having written an outstanding defense of the treaty in several places. He has also rightly attacked Trump for the Soleimani Assassination. Name: Mark Dankof Title: Investigative Journalist Group: Mark Dankof's America